One of the smaller former clay pits which supports many duck species. Snipe like wet grassland and marsh and listen out for the males who makes a ‘drumming’ sound as it performs its aerial courtship display.
About Sandilands Pit
Created after the 1953 floods when clay was taken to create new flood defences.
What you will see
Whilst there's so much to see at Chapel Marsh Pit, plenty more sightings of species have been recorded not too far away at Sandilands Pit.
more information
Huttoft Bank Pit Nature Reserve
Alford
LN13 9RS
Access Point Address:
Huttoft Car Terrace LN13 9RR
lincolnshire coastal country park
birdwatching
The Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park is a stretch of 5 miles of coastline running from Sandilands to Chapel St Leonards, and inland to Hogsthorpe, Mumby, Anderby and Huttoft. It includes eight Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves, unspoilt beaches and sand dunes with plenty of birdlife to discover.
things to do in the area
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre (BBMF)
Chapel St Leonards – Coastal Country Park Walks
Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve
Humber to The Wash Cycle Route
Butlin’s Big Weekenders – Skegness
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary and Wildlife Centre
Orchard Farm Equestrian Centre
The King Charles III England Coast Path
Chapel St Leonards to Skegness Promenade Cycling
Cleethorpes Seafront Birdwatching
Donna Nook National Nature Reserve Birdwatching
Dunes Leisure Mablethorpe Fairground
Huttoft Bank Pit Nature Reserve
Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park Birdwatching
Saltfleetby Theddlethorpe Dunes
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes Birdwatching
Sutton on Sea to Chapel St Leonards Promenade Cycling
The Ship Inn, Chapel St Leonards
Alford to the Coast Cycle Route
Grimsby Revolution Cycle Route
Lincolnshire Wolds’ Challenge Cycle Route
Mumby to Hogsthorpe – Coastal Country Park Walks
Spilsby to Wainfleet All Saints Cycle Route