West Common and Burton Ridge Nature

Autumn is with us, and we are at long last able to start clearing the Hobblers Hole pond, which LLRA looks after, under a management agreement signed with City of Lincoln Council earlier in the year. The area covered by the seasonal pond is overgrown at the moment, with no standing water (before the recent rain at least). LLRA are looking for 8-10 enthusiastic volunteers … [Read more...] about Help Wanted: Hobblers Hole Pond Work

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

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

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

On Wednesday 17 March City of Lincoln Council's Executive Meeting approved a proposal to enter into a 10-year Management Agreement, with Long Leys Residents Association (LLRA), for the general management and improvement of about 6% of the open space known locally as Hobblers Hole (an area just to the north of Whittons Park on Long Leys Road). The agreement will allow LLRA to … [Read more...] about City Council Gives Green Light For Conservation Work On Pond & Path At Hobblers Hole