Lincolnshire Limewoods

 

Whilst being one of the least wooded counties, Lincolnshire has one of the largest concentrations of small-leaved lime woodlands in the British Isles. Within the same area seven medieval abbeys and priories can be found. It is suggested that the woods date back to prehistoric times, but until recently few have been aware of their value.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund the Limewoods Project brings together ten partner organisations working at a landscape in this valuable area.

For one year only there is a special Challenge Fund available to landowners in the Limewoods project area as an additional contribution to woodland creation on top of the EWGS.  Full details are available on our Grants page . The Lincolnshire Limewoods Native Woodland Challenge Supplement uses money from the heritage lottery fund to create new woodlands to join and expand existing woodlands.

Although the main aim is to encourage more public access into new woodland, the landowner can still apply if the proposed new woodland is immediately adjacent to a public highway, public footpath or bridleway.

The East Midlands Region will administer the challenge supplement and our aim is to plant forty hectares of new woodland this winter.
The closing date for applications is 29th August 2008, for more details contact David White  on 01673 843461.

Among many other achievements, local farmers and landowners have planted more than 20km of new hedgerows and 100 hectares of new woodland to extend and join up existing woodland in the Project area. This joining up of woodlands allows species to travel, helping butterflies like the speckled wood deal with climate change. We are restoring a further 500 hectares of plantation woodland back to native woodland habitat.

The Chambers Farm education centre has been refurbished and a new 'green oak' entrance built to the classroom. A series of events each year help bring new people to the area and learn about the Limewoods.