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Coningsby - The Pingle

Future Events For The Pingle Nature Reserve

                         

                                       

  

 

 

 

 

 
Events for 2008:   Please note these are not “written in stone” and times may be altered

                 or dates moved dependent on speakers etc;  The Craft Afternoon has not been

                 “dropped” but put in abeyance to be discussed next year.



 

                Saturday        15th March   2008    Easter Pingle Quiz                 2pm – 4.pm


              

               Wednesday   30th April      2008   AGM                                        7pm for 7.30pm

<>                    (Mr  Fred Parker has agreed to be Guest Speaker)


             

               Monday        19th May      2008     Pond Dipping for Schools.       9am onwards


            

              Saturday        14th June     2008     Searching for mini-beasts         from 2pm

                   (the bee-keepers may set up a hive etc; on the day but confirmation nearer time )


            

              Friday            18th July     2008     Moth & Bat Evening                 late

 
            

             Saturday        11thOctober  2008  Drawing Comp (Big Draw)      10am – 12


           

            Tuesday         25th November  2008  Tree Dressing                         9am onwards

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                      

                                         
                                                                                                                                                    

                     
The Pingle Nature Reserve is an area with wildlife features that are of special interests locally.  The grassy embankment of the Pingle is a remnant of the now disused Lincoln to Skegness Railway.  The materials for the embankment were excavated from the adjoining land resulting in the ponds and pits covering the rest of the site.  In  2004 East Lindsey District Council designated the area a Local Nature reserve with the assistance of Lincolnshire County Council and an English Nature Wildspace Grant.  The way The Pingle looks today is largely down to the hard work and commitment of the Pingle Management Group.

 

Pingle Management Group:

Toby Ludlow.   Paddy Donnellan.   Jim Clarke.   Roger Parsons.   Michael Phillips.   Marlene Wilson.   Robert Taylor.   Angela Maxwell.   Matt Davey.   Jean Edwards. 

 

  The Wild Flower Meadow

Planted in the spring of 2004 by local school children and youth groups this area is a haven for many insects. On warm summer days wild flowers, such as Field Scabious, Buttercups and Knapweed provide essential feeding stations for Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Ringlet butterflies.  Look out too for many species of hoverfly, spider and beetle present in this area, these in turn attract a wide variety of birds.

The Ponds


pingle ponds                                                                                         pond

The ponds are wonderful for wildlife.  In spring Mallard ducks and Graylag geese nest on the islands where they can rear their young in relative safety.    The bright blue flash of a Kingfisher can often be seen as it moves from one branch to another searching for small fish.  Here wetland plants such as Yellow Flag Iris, Common Valerian and Hemp Agrimony form an attractive fringe to the pond.  At dusk Pipistrelle and Daubenton bats skim over the water and amongst the trees hunting for insects.



 butterfly

The Wet Woodland          

The wet wooded area around the main pond is poorly drained and stays wet for many months.  Places such as this are very important for many unusual insects that require humid shady conditions.  The Pingle is home to at least four uncommon species of insect.  Alder, Willow and Birch are the main type of tree here.  Many of the Willow trees have large knarled and cracked trunks which are used as bat roosts.   A large  old Elm tree is host to the rare Whiteletter Hairstreak butterfly.

 

              









 


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