Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Barrie Wilkinson

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Wolla Bank Pit

Flooded clay pits with extensive reed beds.

Location

Anderby Road

Chapel St Leonards

Nearest postcode PE24 5XH

OS Map Reference

TF 555 747

Know before you go

Size

4 hectares

Parking information

Car parking available

Walking trails

Visitors are requested not to walk round the pit to avoid disturbing wildfowl

Access

There is no access onto the reserve but good views can be had from by walking down the short path from the road

Dogs

No dogs permitted

Assistance dogs only

Facilities

Bird hides

When to visit

Opening times

Open at all times

Best time to visit

September to February

About the reserve

Flooded clay pits with extensive beds of reed and sea club-rush, with great reedmace, fennel pondweed, wild celery, sea arrowgrass and water-crowfoot. There are also colonies of common spotted-orchid and swathes of knapweed.

Snipe are frequent visitors in winter, when bittern and bearded tit are occasional visitors. In the breeding season, reed and sedge warblers, reed bunting and little grebe all nest. Many rare migrants have also been seen. Fieldfare, redwing and song thrush can be abundant in the winter.

The entrance track made of chalk has a range of chalkland flora and many butterflies, such as common blue, small copper and painted lady. Dragonflies, such as migrant hawker, also occur. The Wolla Bank Reedbed lies on the opposite side of the road.

Nearest postcode PE24 5XH. Please note - postcodes are for the nearest registered address as we are unable to get postcodes for nature reserves.