Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Snakeholme Pit
Snakeholme Pit — nature reserve in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Snakeholme Pit is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.2294°, -0.3286°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BARDNEY LIMEWOODS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Snakeholme Pit is a nature reserve near Langworth in the county of Lincolnshire, England, managed and owned by Butterfly Conservation. It spans 2 acres. Animals seen at Snakeholme Pit include the European water vole, the water shrew, the banded demoiselle, the common blue, the Essex skipper, the purple hairstreak, the emperor moth, the rosy footman and, the elephant hawk-moth. The grassland is carefully managed by volunteers from the Lincoln Conservation Group.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.2294, -0.3286
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- West Lindsey
- Parish
- Bardney
- Postcode
- LN3 5TW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gainsborough
Sources
- wikidata: Q7547185 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Snakeholme Pit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Snakeholme Pit?
- Snakeholme Pit is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN3 5TW), in the parish of Bardney.
- Who owns Snakeholme Pit?
- Snakeholme Pit is owned by Butterfly Conservation.
- Is Snakeholme Pit a protected site?
- Yes — Snakeholme Pit is part of the Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BARDNEY LIMEWOODS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Snakeholme Pit free to visit?
- Yes, Snakeholme Pit is free to enter.
- How do I get to Snakeholme Pit?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LN3 5TW. It sits within the Gainsborough parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Snakeholme Pit?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.