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East Lindsey Business Expo 2018
11th December 2018Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service (LWCS) was represented at this year's Expo, which took place at Stanhope Hall, Horncastle in November. Over 30 businesses exhibited at the event organised by East Lindsey District Council, which also provided the businesses with the chance to network and attend a number of workshops, covering a range of topics from marketing to recruitment. -
Hedgelaying in the AONB – A training day
11th December 2018LWCS have teamed up with Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) to put on a Hedge Laying Training Course on Thursday 7th February 2019. Hedge laying is a traditional, practical method of hedge management which involves cutting into, but not cutting through each tree and bending it over. This can make the hedge stock proof, more wildlife friendly and long lived. The training takes place between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm at South Thoresby Nature Reserve, just off the A16 in the southern part of the Wolds. -
Remains of Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered
11th December 2018Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield and local RAF crews have uncovered a previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the AONB. Excavations have revealed more than 20 burials at the extraordinary cemetery in the Lincolnshire Wolds dating back to the late fifth to mid sixth centuries AD. -
RABI Newsletter December 2018
7th December 2018Catch up with all the latest news in the winter edition of R.A.B.I News, the quarterly newsletter detailing the work of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution. -
Have your say on the future of our nationally protected landscapes
20th November 2018The Lincolnshire Wolds Joint Advisory Committee (AONB Partnership) welcomes the Government's independent review of England's Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and National Parks. It's almost seventy years since the landmark National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 enshrined the legislation for conserving and protecting England's finest landscapes; and over forty-five years since a large area of the Lincolnshire Wolds was designated as an AONB. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 helped to reaffirm the importance of our protected landscapes.
