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Whisby, Natural World Centre
Whisby, Natural World Centre
Whisby, Natural World Centre

"Opened by HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, on 26 March 2001, The Natural World Centre is a visitor centre set in the heart of Whisby Nature Park, a local nature reserve with six miles of walks around five lakes"

http://www.naturalworldcentre.co.uk/about-us/history/ 

DB 19 April 2018

Whisby, Natural World Centre, Prince Phillip, Nature Park
Whisby, Natural World Centre
Whisby, Natural World Centre
Whisby, Natural World Centre

Panoramic view overlooking Thorpe Lake.

About 1.5 million tonnes of aggregate was extracted by Lafarge Aggregates from 1978 to 1984. 

The lake formed when the de-watering pumps were switched off at the end of mineral extraction.

Work was the carried out by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and Lafarge to enhance biodiversity. 

http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/whisby-nature-park 

DB 19 April 2018

Whisby, Natural World Centre, Lafarge Aggregates, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust