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Press Release Archive: Friday 13 July 2012

Try and buy binoculars at special event at Gibraltar Point

The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is hosting a demonstration event with optics specialists Opticron on Sunday 29 July from 10am until 4pm.

Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is the ideal setting to try binoculars or telescopes whether you want to change your optics or if you are new birdwatching and buying your first pair of binoculars.  The Opticron demonstration even is an opportunity to try out the excellent Opticron range with staff on hand to explain the technical terms, offer expert advice on the model range as well as help you make the best choice based on your budget and individual application. Why not make a day of it and join the Waterbirds Arrival Guided Walk at the reserve in the morning?  It’s is a chance to see some of the spectacular water birds arriving at Gibraltar Point.  The walk is from 8.30am - 11am, costs £2 for adults and £1 for children, and places must be booked in advance by calling 01754 898057. Then enjoy lunch in the Point Café within the Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre.  The award-winning Point Café serves delicious, organic, locally sourced food surrounded by the sights and sounds of the nature reserve.

Notes to Editors

1. How to find us: Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve on the Lincolnshire coast about three miles south of Skegness.  Follow the brown tourist signs through the town onto Gibraltar Road. Continue along the road and over a hump until to see the visitor centre in front of you. Please note that there is a car parking charge at Gibraltar Point NNR which you will be required to pay if you travel by car. 
   
   
2. The Point Café is within the Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre and is a member of Tastes of Lincolnshire; recognised as supplying a choice of fresh Lincolnshire produce. The cafe has been highly commended in the annual Tastes of Lincolnshire Awards and voted the Best Tearoom/Café in the region in the East Midlands Food and Drink Awards.  The Visitor Centre has received the VAQAS award (Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme); VisitEngland's annual quality assessment service for all types of visitor attractions throughout England.
   
   
3. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
   Founded in 1948, the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is dedicated to safeguarding wildlife and wild places in Lincolnshire and promoting understanding and enjoyment of the natural world from the Humber to the Wash.  With over 25,000 members and around 100 nature reserves, the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is largest voluntary nature conservation organisation in Lincolnshire. Our vision is for Lincolnshire, North and North-East Lincolnshire, and the neighbouring sea and estuaries to be rich in wildlife for the benefit of everyone.
   www.lincstrust.org.uk 
   Twitter: @LincsWildlife
   Facebook.com/LincolnshireWildlifeTrust
   
   
4. The Wildlife Trusts
   There are 47 individual Wildlife Trusts covering the whole of the UK and the Isle of Man and Alderney.  All are working for an environment rich in wildlife for everyone.  We have more than 800,000 members including 150,000 members of our junior branch Wildlife Watch.  Our vision is to create A Living Landscape and secure Living Seas.  We manage around 2,300 nature reserves and every year we advise thousands of landowners and organisations on how to manage their land for wildlife. We also run marine conservation projects around the UK, collecting vital data on the state of our seas and celebrating our amazing marine wildlife.
   www.wildlifetrusts.org
   

For further information please contact

Rachel Shaw, Public Relations Officer
Tel: 01507 526667   (ansaphone out of office hours)
Fax: 01507 525732
Email: Rachel Shaw

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Banovallum House
Manor House Street
Horncastle
Lincolnshire LN9 5HF

Website: www.lincstrust.org.uk