North Lincolnshire Coast - Part II

Confession time now.  I've lived in Lincolnshire since moving here from the North of Scotland in 1990 and I have to admit that, photographically, I find the county very uninspiring.  I like mountains,lochs and dramatic bays nestling amongst the cliffs.  Lincolnshire has none of these things; it is flat and the landscape seems to go on forever.


In my quest to stop putting areas into photographic pigeon holes, we decided to visit the Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes nature reserve on our way back from photographing the seals at Donna Nook.  Saltfleetby is another Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust reserve and covers a total of 1377 acres. 


This important reserve contains tidal sand and mudflats, salt and freshwater marshes and sand dunes. On the foreshore, accreting mud and silt flats and saltmarsh in the north give way to a narrower sandy beach at the southern end. 


We decided to head out and see what we could see.  It was very flat but there was an abundance of low lying vegetation and a small lake that formed a focal point for the first picture taking opportunity.


We then headed to the beach and was faced with a wide area of sand and mudflats.  Two pieces of driftwood provided the second picture stop and mono pictures were the preferred media for the final images from this flat, desolate but strangely beautiful place.  A flight of Bewick Swans had the camera lens pointing skywards as they flew directly overhead and into the setting sun to the west.




We headed off and stopped as the sun started to set behind one of the many on shore wind farms that dot the Lincolnshire coast.  


A great day for photography.  North Lincolnshire still isn't my favourite place in the world for photography, but it wont be another 20 years before I visit again.  


The next trip will be back to the Isle of Mull on the 26th December until 2nd January.  That is the one place in the world I don't have any problem getting photographic inspiration!


CLICK HERE to visit the LWT website page on Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe reserve



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