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The Wash on the Lincolnshire coast east of Boston
This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Lincolnshire . The English counties were revised under the 1974 reorganisation of local government, and were further revised in the 1990s. Natural England , which maintains the database of English SSSIs, did not update the counties to reflect changes after 1974 until around 2015. This list has not yet been updated, so some sites you may expect to find here could therefore be in the Humberside list.
This list features 76 SSSIs notable for their biology, fourteen notable for their geology and two notable for both. Five of the SSSIs include national nature reserves , four are Ramsar Wetland sites, and two are EU Special Protection Areas .[1]
For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search .
Sites
Site name
Reason for designation
Area
Location & map ref
Other designations
Map/Refs
Biological interest
Geological interest
Hectares
Acres
Allington Meadows
Y
3.8
9.3
52°56′53″N 0°42′25″W / 52.948°N 0.707°W / 52.948; -0.707 (Allington Meadows ) SK870397
Map [2]
Ancaster Valley
Y
10.3
25.4
52°58′30″N 0°31′59″W / 52.975°N 0.533°W / 52.975; -0.533 (Ancaster Valley ) SK986430
WT , NCR
Map [3]
Bardney Limewoods
Y
539.8
1,333.9
53°14′49″N 0°17′06″W / 53.247°N 0.285°W / 53.247; -0.285 (Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire ) TF145736
NNR , NCR ,
Map [4]
Baston And Thurlby Fens
Y
54.6
134.9
52°44′10″N 0°20′06″W / 52.736°N 0.335°W / 52.736; -0.335 (Baston And Thurlby Fens ) TF125167
WT , NCR , SAC
Map [5]
Benniworth Haven Cuttings
Y
2.4
5.9
53°19′26″N 0°09′43″W / 53.324°N 0.162°W / 53.324; -0.162 (Benniworth Haven Cuttings ) TF225824
GCR
Map [6]
Bratoft Meadows
Y
2.3
5.6
53°09′07″N 0°13′05″E / 53.152°N 0.218°E / 53.152; 0.218 (Bratoft Meadows ) TF484639
WT , NCR
Map [7]
Calceby Marsh
Y
8.8
21.8
53°16′23″N 0°05′38″E / 53.273°N 0.094°E / 53.273; 0.094 (Calceby Marsh ) TF397772
WT , NCR
Map [8]
Candlesby Hill Quarry
Y
1.8
4.5
53°11′28″N 0°11′02″E / 53.191°N 0.184°E / 53.191; 0.184 (Candlesby Hill ) TF460682
WT
Map [9]
Castle Bytham Quarry
Y
5.5
13.6
52°45′00″N 0°32′10″W / 52.75°N 0.536°W / 52.75; -0.536 (Castle Bytham Quarry ) SK989179
GCR
Map [10]
Chapel Point-wolla Bank
Y
39.7
98.0
53°14′31″N 0°20′10″E / 53.242°N 0.336°E / 53.242; 0.336 (Chapel Point-Wolla Bank ) TF560742
GCR
Map [11]
Claxby Chalk Pit
Y
Y
2.2
5.5
53°13′23″N 0°10′12″E / 53.223°N 0.17°E / 53.223; 0.17 (Claxby Chalk Pit ) TF450717
GCR , WT
Map [12]
Cliff House
Y
4.8
11.7
53°26′46″N 0°32′56″W / 53.446°N 0.549°W / 53.446; -0.549 (Cliff House ) SK965953
Map [13]
Copper Hill
Y
6.6
16.4
52°58′19″N 0°32′42″W / 52.972°N 0.545°W / 52.972; -0.545 (Copper Hill ) SK978426
GCR
Map [14]
Cowbit Wash
Y
9.1
22.4
52°45′18″N 0°09′50″W / 52.755°N 0.164°W / 52.755; -0.164 (Cowbit Wash ) TF240191
GCR
Map [15]
Cross Drain
Y
5.7
14.2
52°42′32″N 0°17′02″W / 52.709°N 0.284°W / 52.709; -0.284 (Cross Drain ) TF160137
Map [16]
Dalby Hill
Y
0.2
0.5
53°12′14″N 0°06′25″E / 53.204°N 0.107°E / 53.204; 0.107 (Dalby Hill ) TF408695
GCR
Map [17]
Deeping Gravel Pits
Y
57.6
142.3
52°39′32″N 0°15′36″W / 52.659°N 0.26°W / 52.659; -0.26 (Deeping Gravel Pits ) TF178082
Wildlife refuge
Map [18]
Doddington Clay Woods
Y
23.9
59.0
53°13′41″N 0°39′07″W / 53.228°N 0.652°W / 53.228; -0.652 (Doddington Clay Woods ) SK901710
Map [19]
Dole Wood
Y
4.0
9.8
52°43′55″N 0°23′10″W / 52.732°N 0.386°W / 52.732; -0.386 (Dole Wood ) TF091161
WT
Map [20]
Dunsby Wood
Y
54.6
134.8
52°49′12″N 0°23′06″W / 52.82°N 0.385°W / 52.82; -0.385 (Dunsby Wood ) TF089259
Map [21]
Fulsby Wood
Y
109.3
270.0
53°08′02″N 0°07′26″W / 53.134°N 0.124°W / 53.134; -0.124 (Fulsby Wood ) TF256613
Map [22]
Gibraltar Point
Y
598.2
1,478.3
53°06′11″N 0°19′59″E / 53.103°N 0.333°E / 53.103; 0.333 (Gibraltar Point ) TF563587
Bird sanctuary, SPA , GCR , LNR , WT , NNR , NCR , Ramsar site , SAC
Map [23]
Gosling's Corner
Y
10.2
25.1
53°15′43″N 0°17′20″W / 53.262°N 0.289°W / 53.262; -0.289 (Gosling'S Corner ) TF142752
Map [24]
Great Casterton Road Banks
Y
0.4
1
52°39′47″N 0°30′54″W / 52.663°N 0.515°W / 52.663; -0.515 (Great Casterton Road Banks ) TF005083
WT
Map [25]
Greetwell Hollow Quarry
Y
59.3
146.6
53°14′10″N 0°29′49″W / 53.236°N 0.497°W / 53.236; -0.497 (Greetwell Hollow Quarry ) TF004721
GCR
Map [26]
Grimsthorpe Park
Y
116.4
287.7
52°45′47″N 0°29′13″W / 52.763°N 0.487°W / 52.763; -0.487 (Grimsthorpe Park ) TF022194
SAC ,
Map [27]
Hainton Sheepwalk
Y
2.5
6.3
53°21′32″N 0°13′19″W / 53.359°N 0.222°W / 53.359; -0.222 (Hainton Sheepwalk ) TF184861
Map [28]
Harrington Hall Sand Pit
Y
0.1
0.2
53°13′37″N 0°02′13″E / 53.227°N 0.037°E / 53.227; 0.037 (Harrington Hall Sand Pit ) TF361719
GCR
Map [29]
High Barn, Oxcombe
Y
8.3
20.4
53°16′16″N 0°01′16″W / 53.271°N 0.021°W / 53.271; -0.021 (High Barn, Oxcombe ) TF321767
Map [30]
High Dyke
Y
6.8
16.7
53°02′28″N 0°31′30″W / 53.041°N 0.525°W / 53.041; -0.525 (High Dyke ) SK990503
Map [31]
Holywell Banks
Y
6.1
15.1
52°43′48″N 0°31′44″W / 52.73°N 0.529°W / 52.73; -0.529 (Holywell Banks ) SK994157
Map [32]
Honington Camp
Y
1.4
3.5
52°58′12″N 0°34′52″W / 52.97°N 0.581°W / 52.97; -0.581 (Honington Camp ) SK954423
SAM
Map [33]
Hoplands Wood
Y
14.2
35.0
53°13′16″N 0°11′02″E / 53.221°N 0.184°E / 53.221; 0.184 (Hoplands Wood ) TF459715
WT
Map [34]
Horbling Fen
Y
15.1
37.3
52°54′07″N 0°17′24″W / 52.902°N 0.29°W / 52.902; -0.29 (Horbling Fen ) TF151352
GCR
Map [35]
Humber Estuary
Y
Y
37,000.6
91,430.5
53°34′41″N 0°01′48″E / 53.578°N 0.03°E / 53.578; 0.03 (Humber Estuary ) TA345110
SPA , GCR , MOD , NNR , Ramsar site , SAC
Map [36]
Hundleby Clay Pit
Y
0.8
1.9
53°10′23″N 0°03′58″E / 53.173°N 0.066°E / 53.173; 0.066 (Hundleby Clay Pit ) TF382660
GCR ,
Map [37]
Jenkins Carr
Y
3.7
9.1
53°09′22″N 0°04′23″E / 53.156°N 0.073°E / 53.156; 0.073 (Jenkins Carr ) TF387641
Map [38]
Keal Carr
Y
9.4
23.1
53°09′43″N 0°03′58″E / 53.162°N 0.066°E / 53.162; 0.066 (Keal Carr ) TF382648
WT
Map [39]
Kingerby Beck Meadows
Y
5.5
13.6
53°25′41″N 0°25′05″W / 53.428°N 0.418°W / 53.428; -0.418 (Kingerby Beck Meadows ) TF052935
Map [40]
Kirkby Moor
Y
73.6
181.9
53°08′38″N 0°10′12″W / 53.144°N 0.17°W / 53.144; -0.17 (Kirkby Moor ) TF225623
WT ,
Map [41]
Kirton Wood, Lincolnshire
Y
30.3
74.9
52°52′55″N 0°32′42″W / 52.882°N 0.545°W / 52.882; -0.545 (Kirton Wood, Lincolnshire ) SK980326
NCR
Map [42]
Langtoft Gravel Pits
Y
28.4
70.3
52°41′02″N 0°21′22″W / 52.684°N 0.356°W / 52.684; -0.356 (Langtoft Gravel Pits ) TF112109
Map [43]
Laughton Common
Y
54.7
135.2
53°27′36″N 0°44′28″W / 53.46°N 0.741°W / 53.46; -0.741 (Laughton Common ) SK837967
Map [44]
Lea Marsh
Y
27.6
68.1
53°22′26″N 0°46′19″W / 53.374°N 0.772°W / 53.374; -0.772 (Lea Marsh ) SK818870
Map [45]
Linwood Warren
Y
25.7
63.5
53°22′19″N 0°18′07″W / 53.372°N 0.302°W / 53.372; -0.302 (Linwood Warren ) TF131875
WT
Map [46]
Little Scrubbs Meadow
Y
2.0
4.9
53°15′11″N 0°17′02″W / 53.253°N 0.284°W / 53.253; -0.284 (Little Scrubbs Meadow ) TF146743
WT
Map [47]
Math And Elsea Wood
Y
44.2
109.3
52°45′04″N 0°22′34″W / 52.751°N 0.376°W / 52.751; -0.376 (Math And Elsea Wood ) TF097183
Map [48]
Mavis Enderby Valley
Y
15.7
38.8
53°10′52″N 0°02′17″E / 53.181°N 0.038°E / 53.181; 0.038 (Mavis Enderby Valley ) TF363668
Map [49]
Metheringham Heath Quarry
Y
12.8
31.5
53°08′24″N 0°25′37″W / 53.14°N 0.427°W / 53.14; -0.427 (Metheringham Heath Quarry ) TF053615
GCR
Map [50]
Moor Closes
Y
6.8
16.8
52°58′59″N 0°32′31″W / 52.983°N 0.542°W / 52.983; -0.542 (Moor Closes ) SK980438
WT , NCR ,
Map [51]
Moor Farm
Y
47.0
116.1
53°09′25″N 0°10′30″W / 53.157°N 0.175°W / 53.157; -0.175 (Moor Farm ) TF221638
WT
Map [52]
Muckton Wood
Y
16.7
41.3
53°18′32″N 0°04′16″E / 53.309°N 0.071°E / 53.309; 0.071 (Muckton Wood ) TF381811
WT
Map [53]
Nettleton Chalk Pit
Y
8.1
20.0
53°28′05″N 0°18′25″W / 53.468°N 0.307°W / 53.468; -0.307 (Nettleton Chalk Pit ) TF125981
GCR
Map [54]
New England Valley
Y
6.3
15.7
53°14′31″N 0°00′04″E / 53.242°N 0.001°E / 53.242; 0.001 (New England Valley ) TF336735
Map [55]
Normanby Meadow
Y
4.2
10.3
53°23′28″N 0°27′32″W / 53.391°N 0.459°W / 53.391; -0.459 (Normanby Meadow ) TF026893
Map [56]
Porter's Lodge Meadows
Y
9.6
23.8
52°45′54″N 0°34′37″W / 52.765°N 0.577°W / 52.765; -0.577 (Porter'S Lodge Meadows ) SK961196
Map [57]
Potterhanworth Wood
Y
33.1
81.7
53°11′17″N 0°23′49″W / 53.188°N 0.397°W / 53.188; -0.397 (Potterhanworth Wood ) TF072668
Forest nature reserve, NCR
Map [58]
Red Hill
Y
3.0
7.5
53°18′29″N 0°06′14″W / 53.308°N 0.104°W / 53.308; -0.104 (Red Hill ) TF264807
LNR , WT ,
Map [59]
Robert's Field
Y
3.0
7.5
52°43′23″N 0°31′15″W / 52.723°N 0.5208°W / 52.723; -0.5208 (Robert's Field ) TF000150
LNR , WT ,
[60]
Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges
Y
6.2
15.4
52°42′43″N 0°29′42″W / 52.712°N 0.495°W / 52.712; -0.495 (Ryhall Pasture And Little Warren Verges ) TF018138
Map [61]
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve
Y
971.9
2,401.5
53°23′56″N 0°13′30″E / 53.399°N 0.225°E / 53.399; 0.225 (Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes ) TF480914
NNR , NCR , SAC
Map [62]
Sapperton & Pickworth Woods
Y
28.1
69.3
52°53′42″N 0°28′19″W / 52.895°N 0.472°W / 52.895; -0.472 (Sapperton & Pickworth Woods ) TF029342
Map [63]
Scotton And Laughton Forest Ponds
Y
48.3
119.4
53°28′59″N 0°42′22″W / 53.483°N 0.706°W / 53.483; -0.706 (Scotton And Laughton Forest Ponds ) SK860992
Map [64]
Scotton Beck Fields
Y
16.8
41.4
53°28′44″N 0°40′55″W / 53.479°N 0.682°W / 53.479; -0.682 (Scotton Beck Fields ) SK876988
Map [65]
Scotton Common
Y
15.1
37.3
53°28′30″N 0°41′31″W / 53.475°N 0.692°W / 53.475; -0.692 (Scotton Common ) SK869984
WT ,
Map [66]
Sea Bank Clay Pits
Y
16.6
40.9
53°17′17″N 0°17′49″E / 53.288°N 0.297°E / 53.288; 0.297 (Sea Bank Clay Pits ) TF532792
WT ,
Map [67]
Silverines Meadows
Y
6.2
15.3
53°17′28″N 0°06′40″W / 53.291°N 0.111°W / 53.291; -0.111 (Silverines Meadows ) TF260788
WT
Map [68]
Skendleby Psalter Banks
Y
0.9
2.2
53°13′19″N 0°09′18″E / 53.222°N 0.155°E / 53.222; 0.155 (Skendleby Psalter Banks ) TF440716
WT
Map [69]
Sotby Meadows
Y
7.2
17.8
53°17′02″N 0°11′49″W / 53.284°N 0.197°W / 53.284; -0.197 (Sotby Meadows ) TF203779
WT
Map [70]
Surfleet Lows
Y
3.4
8.5
52°50′24″N 0°08′38″W / 52.84°N 0.144°W / 52.84; -0.144 (Surfleet Lows ) TF251286
WT
Map [71]
Swaby Valley
Y
3.4
8.4
53°16′37″N 0°05′06″E / 53.277°N 0.085°E / 53.277; 0.085 (Swaby Valley ) TF391776
WT
Map [72]
Swallow Wold
Y
4.3
10.6
53°31′37″N 0°14′24″W / 53.527°N 0.24°W / 53.527; -0.24 (Swallow Wold ) TA168048
Map [73]
Swanholme Lakes
Y
53.1
131.3
53°12′18″N 0°35′24″W / 53.205°N 0.59°W / 53.205; -0.59 (Swanholme Lakes ) SK943685
LNR , NCR
Map [74]
Swinstead Valley
Y
8.9
22.0
52°47′N 0°31′W / 52.79°N 0.51°W / 52.79; -0.51 (Swinstead Valley ) TF006224
Map [75]
Tattershall Carrs
Y
26.6
65.7
53°06′47″N 0°11′06″W / 53.113°N 0.185°W / 53.113; -0.185 (Tattershall Carrs ) TF216589
Map [76]
Tattershall Old Gravel Pits
Y
14.5
35.9
53°07′08″N 0°12′47″W / 53.119°N 0.213°W / 53.119; -0.213 (Tattershall Old Gravel Pits ) TF197595
Map [77]
Tetford Wood
Y
5.4
13.3
53°15′47″N 0°00′25″W / 53.263°N 0.007°W / 53.263; -0.007 (Tetford Wood ) TF330758
Map [78]
Tetney Blow Wells
Y
14.7
36.4
53°29′10″N 0°00′43″W / 53.486°N 0.012°W / 53.486; -0.012 (Tetney Blow Wells ) TA320006
WT
Map [79]
The Hermitage
Y
4.4
10.9
52°49′37″N 0°30′14″W / 52.827°N 0.504°W / 52.827; -0.504 (The Hermitage ) TF009265
SAM ,
Map [80]
The Wash
Y
62,045.8
153,318.5
52°56′28″N 0°15′11″E / 52.941°N 0.253°E / 52.941; 0.253 (The Wash ) TF515405
SPA , WT , NNR , NCR , Ramsar site , RSPB
Map [81]
Tortoiseshell Wood
Y
9.3
22.9
52°46′05″N 0°34′34″W / 52.768°N 0.576°W / 52.768; -0.576 (Tortoiseshell Wood ) SK962199
WT , NCR
Map [82]
Troy Wood
Y
91.1
225.1
53°06′43″N 0°08′17″W / 53.112°N 0.138°W / 53.112; -0.138 (Troy Wood ) TF247588
Map [83]
Tuetoes Hills
Y
12.5
30.8
53°30′11″N 0°43′44″W / 53.503°N 0.729°W / 53.503; -0.729 (Tuetoes Hills ) SE844014
Map [84]
Welton-le-wold Old Gravel Pits
Y
3.4
8.4
53°22′37″N 0°04′37″W / 53.377°N 0.077°W / 53.377; -0.077 (Welton-Le-Wold Old Gravel Pits ) TF280884
GCR
Map [85]
Wickenby Wood
Y
43.6
107.6
53°19′48″N 0°22′52″W / 53.33°N 0.381°W / 53.33; -0.381 (Wickenby Wood ) TF079827
Forest nature reserve, NCR
Map [86]
Willoughby Meadow
Y
0.5
1.3
53°13′01″N 0°12′11″E / 53.217°N 0.203°E / 53.217; 0.203 (Willoughby Meadow ) TF472712
WT
Map [87]
Willoughby Wood
Y
23.2
57.4
53°12′47″N 0°11′10″E / 53.213°N 0.186°E / 53.213; 0.186 (Willoughby Wood ) TF461707
Map [88]
Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens
Y
57.4
141.9
52°58′44″N 0°28′01″W / 52.979°N 0.467°W / 52.979; -0.467 (Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens ) TF030435
WT
Map [89]
Wilsford Heath Quarry
Y
16.2
40.0
52°57′36″N 0°32′02″W / 52.96°N 0.534°W / 52.96; -0.534 (Wilsford Heath Quarry ) SK986413
Map [90]
Winceby Rectory Pit
Y
<0.1
0.1
53°11′49″N 0°01′30″W / 53.197°N 0.025°W / 53.197; -0.025 (Winceby Rectory Pit ) TF320685
GCR
Map [91]
Withcall And South Willingham Tunnels
Y
3.8
9.4
53°19′41″N 0°10′48″W / 53.328°N 0.18°W / 53.328; -0.18 (Withcall And South Willingham Tunnels ) TF213828
Map [92]
Woodhall Spa Golf Course
Y
55.0
135.8
53°09′43″N 0°11′31″W / 53.162°N 0.192°W / 53.162; -0.192 (Woodhall Spa Golf Course ) TF210643
Map [93]
Woodnook Valley
Y
9.7
23.8
52°52′48″N 0°36′43″W / 52.88°N 0.612°W / 52.88; -0.612 (Woodnook Valley ) SK935323
Map [94]
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