Local Landscape Character Map

There are clear variations in scenic character across the Wolds with topography and geology appearing to be the most dominant factors. The Lincolnshire Wolds Landscape Assessment (CCP414, 1993) recognised four Landscape Character Areas within the AONB identified by their distinct group of special features.

National Map of AONBs

The AONBs are a national asset containing a wide variety of attractive landscapes including wolds, downlands, woodlands, moorlands and heaths, rivers and streams, estuaries and marshes, and coast. Like National Parks, our AONBs are very much living and working landscapes that have been, and continue to be, shaped by nature and human activity.

Local Authority Boundary Map

A breakdown of the administrative areas for the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB which includes East Lindsey (397 km²), West Lindsey (119.5 km²), North East Lincolnshire Council (41.5 km²), of which 516.5 km² is within Lincolnshire County Council.

County Map of the AONB

The Lincolnshire Wolds lie in the north-eastern quarter of the county of Lincolnshire, mid-way between Lincoln and the coast, surrounded by the relatively flat fens, coastal marsh and the Lincoln Clay Vale.

AONB/Character Area Map

The AONB comprises an area of 558 km² (216 miles²), while the wider Lincolnshire Wolds Character/Natural Area incorporates the two neighbouring areas of the 'Spilsby Crescent' to the south and the remaining chalk uplands to the north.

Geology of the Lincolnshire Wolds Map

The Lincolnshire Wolds combines a dramatic western scarp, rolling chalk uplands with steep-sided dry valleys and former sea cliff on the eastern edge