SALTFLEETBY-THEDDLETHORPE DUNES NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE, SALTFLEET, LINCOLNSHIRE, EAST MIDLANDS, BRITAIN

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Number of Photos: 2 Click here or on the image for this location's profile page Location Category ID: 3583 Address: Telephone: Email: Opening Times: Accessible at any time Official Website: Natural England Other Links: Saltfleeby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR Leaflet Archaeology Data Service - Local Sites of Archaeological Interest English Nature Leaflet Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Hackwriters Theddlethorpe Latitude, Longitude: 53.39599071 , 0.22061974 Location Accuracy: 7 Tanks Previously Here: Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve (NNR) is on the Lincolnshire coast, the site comprising eight km of coastal dunes and foreshore. The site is located on the coastal dunes to the east of the A1031, between Saltfleet and Mablethorpe, and close to Saltfleetby Saint Clement and Theddlethorpe Saint Helen. There are seven car parks offering access to the reserve. The dunes began forming in the 13th century, and the same processes of wind and tidal action continue dune formation on the site today. The dunes support a variety of flowers and grasses while saltmarsh and freshwater marsh areas are home to a wide variety of insects, amphibians, birds and mammals. Its constantly changing habitats, shaped by the wind and sea, are home to a wealth of plants, birds and insects. Although this wild area is the result of natural processes, it has been influenced over time by man. The site was purchased by the Air Ministry for use as a bombing range in the 1930s, and the beach was littered with old vehicles which were used as targets. During the Second World War tank traps and pillboxes were built, and the dunes were mined to defend against invasion. In 1969, part of the site was handed over to the Nature Conservancy and declared a National Nature Reserve (NNR). The bombing range eventually moved further north to Donna Nook in 1973.

1) A34 Comet Tank British Number of Photos: 1 Click here or on the image for this tank's profile page Unique ID: 1042 Serial Number: Registration: Name: Other Identification: There is a wrecked Comet tank on the Saltfleet dunes (source: N. Baumgardner via AFV News Discussion Board). It is badly corroded and half-buried in the sand, and is missing its turret and tracks and most of its wheels and suspension. It is also missing its engine deck, rear plate and many other components.