Saltfleetby Theddlethorpe Dunes Nature Reserve, Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire
Details
Accessibility
"Various routes including an easy access trail with display boards through Rimac.
https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/saltfleetby-theddlethorpe-dunes
Brief description
2025-
"The larger part, 556 hectares, is a statutory National Nature Reserve managed by Natural England. Approximately 38 hectares (95 acres) are managed by the Trust on a licence agreement with the Ministry of Defence. Another 4 hectares (9.8 acres) are leased from Lincolnshire County Council, and the Trust owns about 3 hectares (7.5 acres) comprising the Sea View Field and Rimac Bridge. The total area within the SSSI is 951 hectares. The whole area is managed in close cooperation between the Trust and Natural England.
This important reserve contains tidal sand and mudflats, salt and freshwater marshes and sand dunes. On the foreshore, accreting mud and silt flats and saltmarsh in the north give way to a narrower sandy beach at the southern end. The sand dunes are also much wider in the north and there is an extensive freshwater marsh between two dune ridges, which converge into a narrower ridge south of Churchill Lane at Theddlethorpe. The much older landward dunes developed on a storm beach and are thought to have formed in the 7th to 8th centuries. The second ridge on the northern half of the reserve, enclosing the freshwater marsh, developed in the mid-1800s following the diversion of the Great Eau. New dunes are now forming along the southern half of the reserve."
https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/saltfleetby-theddlethorpe-dunes
Address
Saltfleetby
OS Map Reference
TF 467 9172025-
Phone
2025-
Website
https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/saltfleetby-theddlethorpe-dunes
Directions
Opening Times
2025-
Open at all times
Best time to visit - January to December
https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/saltfleetby-theddlethorpe-dunes
Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change
Transport
Nearest postcode LN11 7TS. Please note - postcodes are for the nearest registered address as we are unable to get postcodes for nature reserves.
Amenities
Parking at several entrances. Natural England have introduced a voluntary parking fee at the car parks for the Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes. Payment can be made by mobile phone.
Grazing animals - Sheep or cattle
Although most of the reserve is open to the public, visitors are requested to keep out of the signed sanctuary areas
Assistance dogs only
https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/saltfleetby-theddlethorpe-dunes
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
Location
Nearest Venues
St Helen's Church, Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire
1,243 metres*
Locations near to Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire
1.09 miles*
All Saints' Church, Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire
1.62 miles*
All Saints' Church, Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire
2.09 miles*
Gayton Pumping Station, Lincolnshire
2.09 miles*
4.62 miles*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.