Snipe Dales
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Snipe Dales Country Park and Nature Reserve is a protected park in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds
, and AONB, located just south of Hagworthingham
and about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Horncastle. It is one of the few remaining examples of what the Wolds used to be like with its razed heathland in the western half and a more un-natural mostly coniferous woodland in the eastern half. It is located in one main steep sided valley containing within it many small streams, sourced from springs, that all flow into one that then becomes a tributary to the River Lymn
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The park is 220 acre (0.8903092 km²) in total of which 90 is woodland previously owned by the Forestry Commission
and now by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
. Lincolnshire County Council own the nature reserve and both work together to maintain the park with the help from two full time wardens and many volunteers. Car parking now costs 75 pence and access is only on foot or wheelchair, bicycles and horses being disallowed. Dogs are permitted to roam free in the wooded area but are not allowed in the reserve. Snipe dales also intersects the Prime Meridian
, and a plaque is placed upon the point where it intersects.
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
, and AONB, located just south of Hagworthingham
Hagworthingham
Hagworthingham is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located on the A158 near the market towns of Horncastle and Spilsby. Hagworthingham church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was restored by James Fowler of Louth in 1859.- External links :* *...
and about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Horncastle. It is one of the few remaining examples of what the Wolds used to be like with its razed heathland in the western half and a more un-natural mostly coniferous woodland in the eastern half. It is located in one main steep sided valley containing within it many small streams, sourced from springs, that all flow into one that then becomes a tributary to the River Lymn
River Lymn
The River Lymn is a river in Lincolnshire, England. It rises in the Wolds on the eastern slope of Castcliffe Hill in Fulletby parish. It flows south-eastwards to the Lincolnshire Marsh, where it becomes known as the Steeping River on the boundary of Great Steeping parish...
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The park is 220 acre (0.8903092 km²) in total of which 90 is woodland previously owned by the Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
and now by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the whole ceremonial county of Lincolnshire England...
. Lincolnshire County Council own the nature reserve and both work together to maintain the park with the help from two full time wardens and many volunteers. Car parking now costs 75 pence and access is only on foot or wheelchair, bicycles and horses being disallowed. Dogs are permitted to roam free in the wooded area but are not allowed in the reserve. Snipe dales also intersects the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at which the longitude is defined to be 0°.The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian , which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.An international...
, and a plaque is placed upon the point where it intersects.