Area Groups in East Lincolnshire
Hello from Spilsby Area Group!
Interested in wildlife? Want to learn more about nature? Come along to one of our meetings and there's sure to be someone who can help you.
As a group, we promote and support Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust in Spilsby and the surrounding area. Our talks are held in the Franklin Hall in Spilsby, from September to April, with interesting presentations on wildlife and nature in this country and further afield. We also organise our annual Top Team Quiz, run a stall at the Spilsby Show and Cracker Day, and hold an annual open day at Snipe Dales, our local nature reserve.
Everyone is welcome at our events - you don't need to be a member.
For more information on our events, follow our Facebook page or get in touch with us (details below). We look forward to meeting you!
About us
Events
All talks are held on a Thursday, 7.30pm at Franklin Hall, Halton Road, Spilsby, PE23 5LA. Light refreshments are available at our talks.
Talks are free. No booking required. You do not need to be a member to join our activities, all welcome!
2026 talks programme
3 Sep: 'Wonderful World: Travels with a Wildlife Artist' by Anna-Louise Pickering
Anna-Louise Pickering is a wildlife photographer and daughter of wildlife artist Pollyanna. She will be talking on her own personal experience and travels around the world.
1 Oct: 'Swifts and the Swift Box Project' by Viv Rhodie
Viv Rhodie, a member of the Horncastle and Woodhall Spa Area Group, will give an informative talk on swifts and give an insight into her fantastic 'Swift Box Project' where she is a driving force in distributing handmade swift boxes all around the county.
5 November: 'Weeds! The good, the bad and the wonderful' by Libby John
Weeds are something we normally want to pull out and dispose of, or are they? Professor Libby John, botanist and Chair of Trustees of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, will give us a different insight into what we normally think of as weeds.
3 December: 'Wilder Doddington' by Matthew Capper
Doddington Hall near Lincoln has embarked on an exciting project to rewild their 2000 acre estate. Matthew, Conservation Advisor at Wilder Doddington, will talk all about rewilding and the journey that Doddington have been on to restore nature across Doddington and the wider landscape.
Contact
Stef Round
Please contact Stef for more details about the group or to be added to the email circulation list to receive updates on talks, events and other group activities.
Tel: 01205 270312 or 07855 130592
Email: stef.round@gmail.com
Great spotted woodpecker © Mark Hamblin/2020VISION
Meeting reports
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