Lincolnshire through the seasons

Starling murmuration

Guy Edwardes/2020VISION

Seasonal wildlife

Lincolnshire through the seasons

There's always a wildlife experience to be had, whatever the weather! Discover the best places to see seasonal wildlife in Lincolnshire throughout the year.

Spring

From the gradual arrival of migrant birds to the unrolling of bluebell carpets - spring is a great unfolding story when everything seems possible. 

Bluebells

Josh Raper / Conservation Media

Bluebell woods

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Bittern

Jamie Hall

Wetland birds

Experience

Summer

Summer is a time of colour. By day, colours zip and dart along the waterside as kingfishers and dragonflies go about their business of hunting. Butterflies flit between flowers and reptiles bask in the sun.

Marbled white

Guy Edwardes/2020VISION

Butterflies

Experience
Green-winged orchid

Lianne de Mello

Wildflower meadows

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Autumn

For many plants, insects and some mammals, autumn is a time of slowing down. Discover where to see the spectacular colours of autumn and experience autumn wildlife near you.

Autumn leaves

Paul Hobson

Autumn woodlands

Experience
Fly agaruc

Guy Edwardes/2020VISION

Fungi

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Winter

It’s the toughest time of year, but even at this, the darkest, coldest and least promising time of year, life goes on. Discover where to see starlings gather in murmurations, winter waders collecting at the coast and grey seal colonies hauling out this winter.

Grey seal pup

Tom Marshall

Seal pups

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Starling Murmuration

Becky Jordan (@becksterjordan)

Starling murmurations

Experience
Lapwing

Geoff Trinder

Winter Waders

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