Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve

Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve
A sign for the reserve, next to a path
Map showing the location of Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve
Map of England
LocationNorthumberland, England
Coordinates55°40′37″N 1°47′42″W / 55.677°N 1.795°W / 55.677; -1.795
Area3,541 hectares (8,750 acres)
Natural England website

Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve is a 3,541-hectare (8,750-acre) UK national nature reserve.[1] It was founded to help safeguard the internationally important wintering bird populations,[2] and six internationally important species of wildfowl and wading birds winter here. For the pale-bellied brent geese from Svalbard, this is their only regular wintering place in all of the United Kingdom. Pinkfooted and greylag geese, wigeons, grey plovers and bar-tailed godwits are the other visitors.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Natural England Lindisfarne NNR". Natural England. Direct.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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