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Press Release Archive: 2007

20 Dec 2007Big County, Big Skies, a Big Future without Wildlife
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is calling on the people of Lincolnshire to take part in the Lincolnshire Assembly’s “Big Ideas” consultation to ensure that there is space for wildlife in the future.
10 Dec 2007Design a Wild Card Competition
Aspiring young artists are being invited to design a Christmas card for the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. The winning design will be made in to a Christmas card and sold by the Trust to raise money for Lincolnshire wildlife.
05 Dec 2007Great Christmas Ideas from the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents? The Trust can help.
23 Nov 2007Conservation Forum Review
On the day that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that climate change is "unequivocal" and may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts, staff and volunteers of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust met to hear about the potential impacts on the county’s wildlife.
06 Nov 2007The Queens Speech 2007 Heel dragging on the natural environment
The Wildlife Trusts today said the focus of The Queen’s Speech appears to prioritise and promote economic growth at all costs - and relegate the natural environment.  
30 Oct 2007Warning: Look out for hiding hedgehogs on bonfire night!
The Wildlife Trusts are asking people to look out for hiding hedgehogs before they light fires on Bonfire Night (Monday 5 November).
24 Oct 2007Memoir of an unsung hero of nature conservation published
Trustees for Nature – A Memoir of the conservation movement in Lincolnshire and the UK by Ted Smith was launched on 20 October 2007
22 Oct 2007Top national award for North Lincolnshire regeneration partnership
A £30 million regeneration scheme spearheaded by the South Humber Bank Partnership has won a prestigious national award for excellence and innovation.
19 Oct 2007Financial aid and advice for Lincolnshires Coastal Grazing Marsh farmers
Farmers within Lincolnshire's Coastal Grazing Marshes Target Areas will have free access to impartial advice on ways to conserve the area’s special value and assistance with financial support through grants to manage their land, thanks to the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.
16 Oct 2007Petition fish shoal at Westminster
Last week, a shoal of Petition Fish was used to demonstrate the strength of public support for the Marine Bill. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is urging the Government to include the Bill in next month’s Queen’s speech.
15 Oct 2007Lincolnshire Biodiversity Partnership launched
This unique partnership promoting biodiversity protection, information and action from the Humber to the Wash was launched in Skegness on 11 October 2007.
05 Sep 2007Trust volunteer in Himalayan challenge to raise money for Lincolnshire wildlife
Andy Hutton, Volunteer Reserve Manager at Legbourne Wood near Louth, is venturing far from the gentle slopes of the Lincolnshire Wolds to raise money for the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
05 Sep 2007Lincolnshire coastal landscape wins lottery cash
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a £49,600 grant to help safeguard the future of the Lincolnshire Coastal Grazing Marsh.
15 Aug 2007Strandline sculptures wow beach visitors
Visitors to Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve last Sunday (12 August 2007) took part in the Trust’s annual marine extravaganza ‘The Wonders of the Wash’ including the Beach Art Competition
01 Aug 2007Celebrate life on the sea-shore
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust’s big marine event of the summer on Sunday 12 August is just one of a host of events designed to help you celebrate the wildlife of our coast.
26 Jul 2007Bug Hunting for Adults
Discover the wonderful world of bugs, bees and beetles on a special bug hunting for adults day at Whisby Nature Park on Saturday 4 August.
25 Jul 2007Trust seeks volunteers for Far Ings
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is seeking volunteers to join the team at the new Far Ings National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre.
20 Jul 2007Enjoy summer wildlife activities
With minibeast safaris, pond dipping and Victorian smugglers there’s lots to do and discover this summer on Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves.
13 Jul 2007Discover the wildlife of a Cottage Garden
On Sunday 22 July, from 10.30am until 4pm, you can enjoy the wildlife delights of a cottage garden at a special garden open day in Coleby.
09 Jul 2007Save our seas please Mr Brown
The Wildlife Trusts are calling for new Prime Minister Gordon Brown to save our seas by ensuring that the first Queen’s speech of his premiership addresses the urgent need for protection of the UK’s marine wildlife.
28 Jun 2007Wildlife Trust Headquarters saved from the worst of the flooding
Staff and volunteers worked into the night on Monday 25 June 2007 to save the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Headquarters from the worst of the flooding
28 Jun 2007All Creatures Great and Small BioBlitzed in Horncastle
An impressive 326 species were found and identified in a 24-hour wildlife survey of the gardens of Banovallum House in Horncastle
18 Jun 2007Weirfield Wildlife Winners
On Wednesday 13 June 2007, Weirfield Wildlife Hospital were awarded Lincolnshire top environmental prize – the Lincolnshire Environmental Award
12 Jun 2007David Bellamy to open new Visitor Centre at Far Ings National Nature Reserve
Embargoed until 0:01hrs on Thursday 14 June 2007 The new Visitor Centre, at one of Lincolnshire’s most well-known nature reserves, will be officially opened by David Bellamy on Thursday 14 June 2007
08 Jun 2007Lincolnshire Environmental Award finalists announced
The finalists in the Lincolnshire Environmental Award and Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Award will make presentations to the panel of judges on Wednesday 13 June at the Bentley Hotel in Lincoln.
01 Jun 2007Join the race against time to count Horncastles wildlife
Will water voles, otters, kingfishers and earwigs be BioBlitzed in Horncastle?
14 May 2007Discover Lincolnshire wildlife wonders during Wildlife Week
Experience the delights of the natural world during Lincolnshire’s Wildlife Week from Saturday 26 May to Sunday 3 June 2007
01 May 2007Be Wowed by the Magic of the Worlds Oldest Wake up call with The Wildlife Trusts
All over the world people will be rising early on International Dawn Chorus Day, Sunday 6th May, to hear one of the most stunning and moving performances of the natural calendar.
23 Apr 2007Threat to wild flower could leave Britain blue
A carpet of bluebells on the woodland floor makes a dazzling sight in springtime.  However, our most popular native wildflower is under threat.
23 Apr 2007Last chance to enter Environment Awards
There is just one week left to enter the Lincolnshire Environmental Awards or Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Awards.
12 Apr 2007Entries sought for environmental awards
Entries are being invited for the Lincolnshire Environmental Awards and Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Awards. The deadline for entries is 30 April 2007.
04 Apr 2007500 Wildlife Projects from The Landfill Communities Fund
The Landfill Communities Fund has awarded £800 million in its ten year existence, providing support to thousands of wildlife and community projects.
03 Apr 2007Easter Events for all the Family
Families are invited to join the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust this Easter holiday for some fun wildlife activities.
02 Apr 2007The Wildlife Trusts welcome David Milibands deal on agri-environment schemes
14 Mar 2007Ponds get busy with amorous amphibians
As the weather warms up, and after the particularly wet and mild winter, we are starting to see lots of amphibian activity. Frogs, toads and newts are congregating in local ponds, canals and even large puddles to produce spawn for the next generation.
09 Mar 2007New visitor and education centre for Far Ings
Work has started on an exciting new Visitor and Education Centre for Far Ings National Nature Reserve on the south bank of the Humber estuary
09 Mar 2007Seeking the green champions of 2007
Entries are being invited for Lincolnshire’s prestigious environmental award scheme
22 Feb 2007Wild Training with Trust
For 2007, the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust has organised a range of wildlife training workshops and leisure learning courses
13 Feb 2007Have your say on the future of the Lincolnshire coastal grazing marsh
People living on the Lincolnshire coast are being invited to take part in community consultation meetings to discuss the Lincolnshire Coastal Grazing Marsh Project
06 Feb 2007Home Tweet Home
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust has found the perfect way to help first-timers on to the first rung of the property ladder - for our feathered friends, that is!
05 Feb 2007Avian Flu Update
With the confirmed outbreak of the virulent strain of avian influenza in Suffolk the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is remaining vigilant on nature reserves
02 Feb 2007Saving the rare wetland wildlife of Lincolnshire
As we celebrate the tenth annual World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2007, the future is beginning to look positive for some of Lincolnshire's wetland wildlife.

 
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