St Nicholas Church, Newport is inviting Long Leys residents to tea, coffee and cake at their Garden Tea Party on Saturday 28 August from 2-5pm. All welcome. For more details see facebook.com/stnicholaslincoln or visit their website at: stnicholaslincoln.org.uk. … [Read more...] about St Nicholas Church Tea Party, Saturday 28 August 2-5pm
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Long Leys Photo Competition Winners
LLRA are pleased to announce the winners of the recent Long Leys Photo Competition, kindly supported by Tesco. Well done to Niamh and Deborah on their winning photographs which are shared below. Your prizes of £20 Tesco vouchers are on their way! Due to the high standard of entries, the judges struggled to separate the winner of the Under 12 competition. As a result, … [Read more...] about Long Leys Photo Competition Winners
Litter in Long Leys & Helpful Individuals
Long Leys, like every community in the country, suffers from the modern scourge of people dropping litter....drink cans, crisp packets and discarded take away packaging ...these and more turn up in all sorts of places, creating a hazard to wildlife as well as an unsightly mess. The COVID-19 pandemic has created additional problems to tackling this, as the LLRA's 6-monthly … [Read more...] about Litter in Long Leys & Helpful Individuals
40 Birds To Spot On Lincoln’s West Common
With the imminent arrival of summer migrants such as Swallows, House Martins & Swifts, it's a good opportunity to remind everyone of birds that can be seen on Lincoln's West Common. These are all birds with reported sightings on the Bird-Survey system on long-leys.org. If you want to add to this sightings list you can do so by visiting Bird-Survey: Report Bird … [Read more...] about 40 Birds To Spot On Lincoln’s West Common
West Common April Nature Notes
By Caroline Steel, former Head of Conservation at Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Spring is bringing in some more unusual birds to West Common, spending a little time here before settling on a suitable nesting site. Last year was the first time I’d ever seen Little Ringed Plovers on the common: this year a pair has arrived earlier, and have been feeding around the edge of the … [Read more...] about West Common April Nature Notes