Lincolnshire Wolds
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The Lincolnshire Wolds, September 2005
Country	England
County	Lincolnshire
Location	Midlands
Area	560 km² (216 mi²)
Highest point
- location	Wolds Top
- elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Geology	chalk, clay, limestone, sandstone
Plant	hawthorn, gentian, kidney vetch
Animal	Kestrel, Meadow pipit, short-eared owl, Woodcock
Managed by	Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service

The Lincolnshire Wolds are a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, UK. They are a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent. They run, roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber in the north west to the town of Spilsby in the south east. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Wolds Top is the name sometimes given to the highest point of the Lincolnshire Wolds. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The Needles, situated on the Isle Of Wight, are part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. ... For other uses, see Clay (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... Binomial name Crataegus monogyna Jacq. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name L. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anthyllis_vulneraria Anthyllis vulneraria [1] (Common kidneyvetch, Kidney vetch) is a medicinal plant[2] native to Europe. ... The name kestrel is given to several different members of the falcon genus, Falco. ... Binomial name Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, is a small passerine bird which breeds in much of the northern half of Europe and Asia. ... Binomial name Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of typical owl (family Strigidae). ... Species Eurasian Woodcock, Amami Woodcock, Bukidnon Woodcock, Dusky Woodcock, Sulawesi Woodcock, Moluccan Woodcock, American Woodcock, The woodcock are a group of seven very similar wading bird species in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... River Hull tidal barrier. ... Spilsby is a market town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 2,336. ...

Geography

The Wolds comprise a series of low hills and steep valleys underlain by calcareous (chalk and limestone) and sandstone rock, laid down in the Cretaceous period. The characteristic open valleys of the Wolds were created during the last ice age through the action of glaciation and meltwater. The Needles, situated on the Isle Of Wight, are part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... // The Cretaceous Period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic Period (i. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... A glaciation (a created composite term meaning Glacial Period, referring to the Period or Era of, as well as the process of High Glacial Activity), often called an ice age, is a geological phenomenon in which massive ice sheets form in the Arctic and Antarctic and advance toward the equator. ...

Geographically, the Lincolnshire Wolds are a continuation of the Yorkshire Wolds which run up through the East Riding of Yorkshire, the Wolds as a whole having been bisected by the tremendous erosive power of the waters of the Humber. The Yorkshire Wolds are an area of low hills and valleys in the East Riding of Yorkshire in North-Eastern England. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. ... River Hull tidal barrier. ...

The Lincolnshire Wolds can be divided into four distinct areas: the main area of chalk hills in the north, the north west scarp, an area of ridges and valleys in the south west, and the claylands in the south east. The Red Hill nature reserve near the village of Goulceby is notable for the unusual red colour of its soil and underlying chalk. In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ... For other uses, see Clay (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Reserve design be merged into this article or section. ...

Wolds Top is the highest point in the whole of Lincolnshire and is marked by a trig point just north of the village of Normanby-le-Wold, at approximately 168 metres (551 feet) above sea level (TF121964). Other hills include Castcliffe Hill (TF301735: 139 m), Gaumer Hill (TF289778: 129 m), Meagram Top (TF392789: 58 m), Warden Hill (TF347737: 113 m), Tetford Hill (TF326761: 142 m) and Hoe Hill (TF308731: 127 m). Wolds Top is the name sometimes given to the highest point of the Lincolnshire Wolds. ... A trig point near Wootton Wawen. ...

The Wolds provide some spectacular views across the flat fens and salt marshes of the remaining Lincolnshire countryside: it is possible, from various points on the Wolds, to see all of the larger structures in the north and east of the county: the Belmont mast, Boston Stump, Grimsby Dock Tower, the Humber Bridge, Lincoln Cathedral, St James' Church in Louth (known locally as 'The Cathedral of the Wolds', though it holds only parish church status), the radar station near Normanby, Tattershall Castle, and the wind turbines on the coast near Mablethorpe. This article should be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The Fens may also refer to the Back Bay Fens, park in Boston, Massachusetts. ... This article is about marsh, a type of wetland. ... The Belmont transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated next to the B1225, one mile west of the village of Donington on Bain, near Market Rasen and Louth in Lincolnshire, England (grid reference TF217837). ... UK is dedicated to Saint Botolph, the name Boston possibly being a corruption of Botolphs Town. The Cotton Chapel, named after him, was at one time used as a school, but was restored in 1857. ... Grimsby Dock Tower. ... The Humber Bridge is the fourth-largest single-span suspension bridge in the world, near Kingston upon Hull in England. ... Lincoln Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. ... , Louth is a market town within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... There are at least two notable things called Tattershall Castle. ... This article is about the machine for converting the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical energy. ... , Mablethorpe is today known as a small seaside resort in East Lindsey on the coast of Lincolnshire, England. ...

The AONB

The Lincolnshire Wolds were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1973, and are managed as such by the Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

The Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers 560 square kilometres, while the Countryside Service recognise a wider Lincolnshire Wolds Character/Natural Area which incorporates the AONB and the neighbouring areas of the (geographical) Wolds to the north and south, which are not covered by the AONB.

The Wolds AONB cuts across the council boundaries of Lincolnshire County Council, East Lindsey District Council, West Lindsey District Council and North East Lincolnshire Council. East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. ... West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. ... North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the north east of England, bordering onto North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire. ...

The boundaries of the AONB are marked by tourist signs incorporating stylized hills and trees, placed on roads leading into and out of the Wolds. The placing of these signs has not been uncontroversial, with some residents unhappy that they outline only the Wolds AONB and not the cultural/geographical area as a whole. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

People & places

The Wolds are sparsely populated and have a deeply rural character. Sign in a rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China An artists rendering of an aerial view of the Maryland countryside: Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank, 1918-1986), Aerial Series: Ploughed Fields, Maryland, 1974, acrylic and mixed materials on apertured double canvas, 52...

The area has a fascinating history, with a strong Viking influence evident in many of the placenames. There are also an abundance of mediaeval 'lost villages': settlements abandoned due to changes in land use, soil exhaustion and disease. For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... An example of an abandoned village An abandoned village is a village which has for some reason been deserted. ... Retrogression and degradation are two regressive evolution processes associated with the loss of equilibrium of a stable soil. ...

The AONB is 'ringed' by several small market towns that lie close at the foot of the Wolds: The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ...

• Alford;
• Horncastle, billed on tourist signs as the "gateway to the Wolds", lies just outside the south end of the AONB;
• Louth, "the capital of the Wolds";
• Market Rasen;
• Caistor;
• Spilsby.

Several notable roads and paths run over the Wolds. Caistor High Street, the path of a Roman Road and now the route of the B1225, runs from Caistor to Baumber near Horncastle. The lonely Bluestone Heath Road follows the course of an ancient drove road from west to east across the Wolds, and several "A" roads also run through the AONB. Alford (pronounced Olford) is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of about 3,500 people. ... , Horncastle is a market town of some 6,090 residents in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... , Louth is a market town within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... Market Rasen is a town in Lincolnshire, England within West Lindsey district. ... See Caistor St Edmund for the Roman settlement in Norfolk. ... Spilsby is a market town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 2,336. ... Not to be confused with Romans road. ... Baumber is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about four miles north of Horncastle. ... The Bluestone Heath Road is an ancient road that runs through the Lincolnshire Wolds, in the county of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. ... A Drove road (or droveway or greenway) is a road or track specifically used by drovers or herders to drive their animals to market. ... The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering system used to classify and identify all major roads in Great Britain. ...

The Wolds are now promoted as a tourist destination: the area's connection with Tennyson (who was born in Somersby) is being exploited, and farmers are being encouraged to diversify into the tourism industry. The roads of the Wolds are particularly popular with motorcyclists, and the area is home to Cadwell Park, one of the UK's top race circuits. Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and is one of the most popular English poets. ... For other uses, see Farmer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ... Cadwell Park is a large motor racing circuit in Lincolnshire, north of Louth. ... Motor racing and Motorsports redirect here. ...

The area is also popular with hikers: the Viking Way long-distance footpath runs from Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire across the Lincolnshire Wolds and into Rutland, and there is a Youth Hostel in the middle of the Wolds at Woody's Top near the village of Tetford. Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... The Viking Way is a long distance footpath between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. ... Long-distance trails (or long-distance tracks, paths, footpaths or greenways) are trails or footpaths covering large distances, typically 50 kilometers (31 miles) or more, used for rambling (that is, hiking or backpacking). ... Barton-upon-Humber or Barton is a small town in North Lincolnshire, on the south bank of the River Humber, and at the end of the Humber Bridge. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... Youth hostel in Rome. ...

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The North Devon Coast is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England The landscape of the North Devon AONB is diverse and has many common components, it nonetheless forms 5 broad landscape types. ... The North Pennines is the northernmost part of the so-called backbone of England, the range of hills which runs through the centre of the northern half of England, from north to south. ... The Northumberland Coast is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) covering 39 miles of coastline from Berwick-Upon-Tweed to the River Coquet estuary in the north-east of England. ... The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. ... The Quantock Hills are a range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset, England. ... The Shropshire Hills area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), in the English county of Shropshire, close to the border with Wales. ... 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External links

• Lincolnshire Wolds
• Cadwell Park by7 nathan