Steven Falk describes how and why the sea banks of Lincolnshire have developed into havens for a variety of threatened invertebrates, with recommendations on management to ensure that these features retain their special qualities.
Grassy sea banks (known also as sea walls) dominate the Lincolnshire coast, extending from the Norfolk border of The Wash north to Humberside and along the tidal sections of associated rivers. These include the tidal Nene (partially in Lincolnshire but continuing through Cambridgeshire to Whittlesea), the tidal Welland (to Spalding), Boston Haven (to Boston town) and the tidal Trent (largely in Lincolnshire but continuing through Nottinghamshire almost to Newark).