Donna Nook FAQs

For your own safety and to reduce disturbance to the seals, please follow these guidelines:

• Stay within the viewing area behind the fence
• Strictly observe all red flag and other bombing range warnings
• Never feed or pet the seals
• No unaccompanied children
• No dogs in the seal viewing area
• No flash photography
• Please be considerate when visiting, park only in designated areas
• During seal season, if possible, visit during the week. At weekends, the narrow lanes, car park and viewing area get very congested. Please note, traffic management will be in operation on busy weekends.

A: Yes! Our shop can be found in the viewing area.

A: Yes, if you visit www.lincstrust.org.uk/donate you can make a donation and choose the 'Seal Appeal' from the drop-down list, or scroll down and choose the amount you'd like to donate below.

A: Access from Stonebridge car park and the main (field) car park will be signposted. Please note, access from the main (field) car park is across the field and over the dunes and includes some rough terrain (see below).

A: From the field car park, walk along the edge of the grass field and then climb some steep steps to the top of the bank. From here, it is a bit of a scramble down onto the viewing area which may not be suitable for everyone. Please consider this before visiting.

If you are a Blue Badge holder, you can park at Stonebridge car park. From here there is a ramp from the car park with easy access to the viewing area.

To allow Blue Badge holders to access the viewing area, we request that other people please do not park in Stonebridge car park and instead use the field car park. 

A: Donna Nook is an active MoD Air Weapons range and any restrictions and warning signs must be adhered to. We also ask visitors and photographers to refrain from accessing the beach during the pupping season as disturbance in previous years caused significantly higher levels of mortality amongst the seal pups – something we are sure everyone would want to avoid.

A: Dogs are not permitted at the viewing area as they would cause disturbance and stress to the seal colony. Seals can also carry infectious diseases like Leptospirosis and Phocine Distemper Virus (PDV) which are harmful to dogs.

Dogs are permitted to walk in the car park or north of Stonebridge away from the seal colony.

A: There are portaloos available this year in the main ‘field’ car park. People using Stonebridge for its easier access to the viewing area can use the portaloos in the field but cannot access the seals from there without paying. They will need to speak to the person at the car park entrance and will be directed where to park.

The nearest public toilets, including accessible toilets, are in North Somercotes.

A: The Stonebridge car park is first come first served during the week. At weekends it is restricted to blue badge holders only. 

A: Check our weekly pupdates for the most recent figures.

A: Yes, we can accept group bookings this year. A group visit request form must be completed prior to your visit which can be downloaded from our webpage here.

A: Once you have arrived you can stay as long as you like.