# List of local nature reserves in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is an English ceremonial county consisting of the North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire unitary authorities and the non-metropolitan Lincolnshire County Council, made up of six districts (Boston, East Lindsey, North Kesteven, South Holland, South Kesteven and West Lindsey) and the City of Lincoln. The non-metropolitan county is in the East Midlands, while the two unitary authorities are part of the Yorkshire and Humber region. Bound to the south by Rutland, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire, to the south-east by Norfolk and to the west by Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire's eastern edge follows the coastline with the North Sea and the southern bank of the Humber estuary to the north. The county's area is the fourth largest in England, but its population, at 714,800, is only the 14th highest.
Local nature reserves (LNRs) are designated by local authorities under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The local authority must have legal control over the site, by owning or leasing it or having an agreement with the owner. LNRs are sites which have a special local interest either biologically or geologically, and local authorities have a duty to care for them. They can apply local bye-laws to manage and protect LNRs. As of January 2018, Lincolnshire has 32 designated Local Nature Reserves.

## Sites

| Site | Area | Location | Declaring authority | Other classifications |
| Atkinsons Warren | 32.8 hectares | Ferry Road, Scunthorpe SE 877 121 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Axholme Line-Haxey | 7.23 hectares | Isle of Axholme, Haxey Village SE 773 005 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Bradley and Dixon Woods | 41.77 hectares | South of Grimsby TA 242 058 | North East Lincolnshire Council | |
| Brumby Wood | 21.84 hectares | Scunthorpe SE 880 103 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Cleethorpes Country Park | 62.01 hectares | Between Cleethorpes and Humberston TA 304 067 | North East Lincolnshire Council | |
| Cleethorpes Sands | 457.24 hectares | Cleethorpes TA 325 070 | North East Lincolnshire Council | Humber Estuary SSSI, Humber Estuary Ramsar, Humber Estuary SAC, Humber Estuary SPA |
| Conesby | ? | SE 891 146 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| Cross O'Cliff Orchard | 1.70 hectares | Off Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln SK 975 688 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| Far Ings | 15.15 hectares | Barton-upon-Humber TA 010 228 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Frodingham Railway Cutting | 1.73 hectares | Scunthorpe SE 889 106 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Havenside | 18.91 hectares | Fishtoft TF 350 415 | Boston Borough Council | |
| Lollycocks Field | 2.15 hectares | Sleaford TF 074 459 | North Kesteven District Council | |
| Mareham Pastures | 11.00 hectares | Sleaford TF 073 446 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| Owlet Plantation | 50.28 hectares | Blyton SK 829 952 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| Owston Ferry Castle | 0.90 hectares | Owston Ferry SE 804 002 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Phoenix | 24.10 hectares | SE 878 140 | | |
| Phoenix Parkway | 20.81 hectares | Scunthorpe SE 880 133 | North Lincolnshire District Council | |
| Red Hill | 2.87 hectares | Goulceby TF 264 877 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| Sawcliffe | 14.86 hectares | Scunthorpe SE 903 132 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Silica Lodge | 9.49 hectares | Scunthorpe SE 876 078 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Snipe Dales | 82.16 hectares | Lusby with Winceby (near Hagworthingham) F 319 683 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| South Thoresby Warren | 12.43 hectares | South Thoresby TF 394 762 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| Stanton's Pit | 8.05 hectares | Little Bytham TF 032 174 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| Swanholme Lakes | 52.51 hectares | Lincoln SK 944 685 | City of Lincoln Council | |
| The Pingle | 3.42 hectares | Coningsby TF 230 854 | East Lindsey District Council | |
| The Shrubberies | 4.39 hectares | Long Sutton TF 425 234 | Lincolnshire County Council | |
| Theaker Avenue | 2.25 hectares | Gainsborough SK 830 903 | West Lindsey District Council | |
| Vernatts Drain | 1.68 hectares | Spalding TF 249 240 | South Holland District Council | |
| Water's Edge Country Park | 41.46 hectares | Barton-upon-Humber TA 030 231 | North Lincolnshire Council | |
| Weelsby Woods Park | 34.7 hectares | Grimsby TA 285 076 | North East Lincolnshire Council | |
| Whisby Nature Park | 107.57 hectares | Thorpe-on-the-Hill SK 912 662 | North Kesteven District Council | |
| Willoughby Branch Line | 6.24 hectares | Willoughby TF 472 734 | Lincolnshire County Council | |