Sandilands Pit
Parish: Mablethorpe and Sutton
OS: 122 • GR: TF 531802 • Map ref: 43
1.50 hectares (3.80acres) • Leasehold 1959
Habitat type: Marsh/Wetland
Location and Access
The most northerly of the Sea Bank Clay Pits, the reserve lies on the west side of the coast road just south of Sandilands. From Sutton-on-Sea follow the signpost to Sandilands. Pass Sandilands Golf Club on your left and the reserve will be found on the right. Cars may be parked in the access track (next to Stymie Cottage), but care should be taken not to obstruct the field access.
Description and Management
Excavated for clay to repair the sea bank after the 1953 floods, the flooded pit now supports many duck, especially in winter when snipe are also common. The fringing reeds and scrub provide good nesting habitat for reed and sedge warblers. There are beds of reed sweet-grass, sea couch and sea club-rush. Parts of the grassland are mown each autumn.
