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    Robert Enderby

    Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a voluntary charitable organisation which cares for Lincolnshire's wildlife and countryside. Founded in 1948, the Trust covers the whole of the historic county of Lincolnshire - from the Humber to the Wash.

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    Minke Whale

    Eleanor Stone

    Fact of the month

    Minke whale vocalisations can reach 150 decibels - that’s the same as a jet plane taking off!
    Find out more about minke whales below.

    Minke whales

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    Poplar hawk-moth

    Lizzie Wilberforce

    Take our quiz below to find out which UK moth you are. Will you be an energetic hummingbird hawk-moth, or maybe a humble but marvellous peppered moth...

    Take the quiz!
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Mountain hare

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Velvet Swimming Crab

Marine

Puffins on cliff

Birds

Adder

Reptiles

Silver Birch

Trees and shrubs

Sphagnum Moss

Mosses, lichens and liverworts

Common toad

Amphibians

Cock's-foot

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Oak Marble Gall Wasp

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Wood Avens

Wildflowers

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Ferns and horsetails

Three-spined Stickleback

Freshwater fish

Porcelain Fungus

Fungi

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Banovallum House
Manor House Street
Horncastle
Lincolnshire
LN9 5HF

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust: Nature conservation from the Humber to the Wash. Registered charity number 218895.