2004
TF1216 : Nature reserve at Thurlby Fen near Bourne, Lincolnshire
taken 20 years ago, near to Northorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Nature reserve at Thurlby Fen near Bourne, Lincolnshire
The fens around Bourne are dotted with small nature reserves preserved in their natural state for the benefit of wildlife such as this one at Thurlby Fen which covers some 19 acres along the banks of the River Glen and has a mixture of habitats including ponds and reed beds, grasslands and woodland, also known as the slipe or slype, a word meaning mud, soaked or waterlogged clay or boggy soil.
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