Gibraltar Point

07/06/2026

🌊🦀 Sea Dipping is Back This Weekend! 🐚🐟

Get ready to dip your wellies into the North Sea and discover the incredible creatures hiding beneath the waves! Join us for a fun-filled family sea dipping adventure along the coastline using our special dipping nets.

What will you find? Crabs, shrimps, tiny fish… maybe even something unexpected!

🦐🔍 Challenge the family to see who can discover the most unusual sea creature.

⚠️ Please remember: wellies or waterproof shoes are essential for everyone taking part, as weaver fish can sometimes be found in the sand.

📆 Saturday 13th June
⏰ 10:30am – 12:30pm

💙 Suggested donation: £3 per person
All donations help us maintain the nets and equipment so we can continue running more fantastic events like this.

Spaces are limited — book your spot now 👇
https://SeaDipping.eventbrite.co.uk

07/06/2026

Sunday Species Spotlight: Great Egret (Ardea alba)

As the name suggests, the great egret, also known as great white egret, is a large white bird often found in wetland habitats. They stand in shallow water waiting for fish, amphibians and insects to pass by then spear them with their long pointed bill.

How do you identify egrets?
Great egrets are similar to our 2 other resident egrets but in the UK, all of our egrets are white so it can be a bit harder to tell them apart. However, great egrets are our largest egret at over 3ft tall and a similar size to a grey heron, with long black legs and a long yellow bill, but if in breeding plumage - this yellow beak can turn black.

Little egrets are just over half the size of great egrets, so this is a great place to start! Little egrets have a black bill and long black legs as well but they have bright yellow feet. They are also found on waterbodies but actively hunt for prey in shallow water.

Cattle egrets, unlike the other two egrets, are not as reliant on waterbodies but instead favour areas with grazing animals, taking advantage of the insects that are disturbed by them. Cattle egrets are also slightly smaller than a little egret, with yellow legs, but if in breeding plumage they develop rusty orange feathers on their head, breast and back, which contrasts with the all white plumage of the great and little egret.

📸 Photo credits: Mike Watts

06/06/2026

Shorebird Sanctuary Update.

So after what felt like a fairly slow start things have certainly got busy over the last two weeks.
We now have a total of 34 nests, spread pretty evenly across our three protected species - Little Terns, Ringed Plovers and Oystercatchers.

Obviously its still very early days and nature is bound to throw many risks and challenges our way but its lovely to experience such a strong start to the season.

The images below are of a very acrobatic Little Tern, three of the nests we have found in the last few days and finally a quick 'just for fun' challenge. Can you locate the nest in the shingle?

📸 Photos by Shorebird Warden Mike Watts, taken under license

06/06/2026

📸 Snapshot Saturday 📸

Fresh moments from the reserve, captured by our volunteers!

📷 All photos taken by David Nutt
Cinnabar moth
Common blue butterfly
Alder leaf beetle
Elachista argentella

05/06/2026

Sightings from around the reserve this week

05/06/2026

Plover Lover Friday! 🐦

This summer, we're teaming up with organisations across the UK and around the world to celebrate and protect our vulnerable beach-nesting birds, the Ringed Plover, and here at Gib Point, the Little Tern and Oystercatcher.

Every Friday throughout the plover nesting season, we'll be sharing Ringed Plover stories, updates, and conservation successes. As well as highlighting work here in Lincolnshire, we'll also showcase the incredible efforts being made to protect these remarkable birds across the globe – from the Isles of Scilly to Ontario, Canada.

Follow along each Friday and help us spread the love for these amazing shorebirds!

04/06/2026

It was Sports Day for our Tots this month!

With nature-based challenges to complete and tokens to collect, the children had a fantastic time exploring and playing. We also made flags to wave and cheer everyone on!

The challenges included wriggling like worms to aerate the soil, swooping like swallows to catch food out of the sky, and fluttering like butterflies while pollinating flowers.

If you’d like to join us next month, you can book your place via [email protected] or find out more information in the posters below.

02/06/2026

Our Junior Wardens are back at Gibraltar Point next month for Butterflies.

📅 Sunday 14th June
⏰10 am - 12 pm
📌Gibraltar Point NNR

To book your young person on, email us at [email protected]

01/06/2026

Last few spaces remaining for Mothy Morning this Sunday! 🌅

Don’t miss this unique early-morning experience. As the sun rises over the reserve, we’ll open the moth traps to reveal the incredible night-time visitors hiding inside.

Learn:
✨ How moth traps work
✨ Where best to place them
✨ Top moth ID tips
✨ How to attract moths to your own garden

After your adventure, we’ll head back to the Visitor Centre for a well-earned full English breakfast 🍳☕

📅 7th June
⏰ 4:30am

Book your spot here 👇

Start your day the wild way! Join us bright and early to discover just how many moths we can find in a single morning.

31/05/2026

Sunday Species Spotlight: Sand Bear Spider (Arctosa perita)

The sand bear spider can be spotted along the coast of Britain where it prefers sandy shores and bare dune habitat but it can also be found in inland heathland habitats.

These spiders do not produce the conventional spider web but in fact burrow vertically into loose sandy substrate which they line with their webbing to prevent the walls from collapsing, and ambush any predators which stumble across their burrows such as flies, ants and beetles.

It has great camouflage due to the mosaic of pale/brown colourations and stripey legs which mimic the grains of sand it burrows into.

Did you know?
Whilst forming their burrows, they actually make a front door too! This is to quickly cover the entrance in case of any disturbance where they feel threatened, which then blends in with the surrounding area so these spiders can escape undetected!