What
is Rimac?
For
those of us who live locally, we know what 'Rimac' is! But remember, Saltfleetby
is now world wide and there are people out there who have never heard of
'Rimac'.
So I will try, with the help of others to tell you about it: -
Rimac is believed to take its name from the ship
‘The Rimac’ built at Whitehaven in 1883 and wrecked off Saltfleet in Dec 1874.
Rimac
- is part of the Lincolnshire, Saltfleetby -Theddlethorpe
Dunes. Situated on the East Coast of England, Mid-way between Cleethorpes
and Skegness. It is a National Nature Reserve owned by
English Nature
and
managed in conjunction with
Lincolnshire
Wildlife Trust
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Rimac
is a place for both Able-bodied and Disabled alike
(having an easy access nature trail, with level surface suitable for
wheelchairs). Rimac
is one of the best coastal areas for wildlife, having an impressive range of
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The
freshwater marsh area, with pools and dykes created by English Nature,
supports many interesting insects and plants, including water plantain,
water parsnip, yellow flag and marsh orchids. Among the insect fauna are
10 species of dragonfly and damselfly, various water beetles and a water
spider and is also home to water voles, water
shrews and the rare Natterjack toad.
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The
dunes began forming some 500 years ago, and the same processes of wind and tidal
action continues dune formation on the site today. The dunes support a great
variety of flowers and grasses, which are maintained by regular grazing, mowing
and clearing. Spring and Early Summer sees species such as mouse-eared hawkweed,
cranes-bill, storks bill and cowslips supporting a range of butterflies,
including the recently re-established brown argus.
Along
the beach can be found the typical
bits and bobs (wood, shells, light bulbs (enough the light the whole of Lincoln
sometimes) etc.) left by the tide, but at other times the receding tide leaves
behind the unexpected.
To
find out more
click here.
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The coastline along the Eastern edge of
Saltfleetby, known as Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes (which includes
Rimac) has a lot of history, it has not always been a nature reserve!
I
was interested to find out more about the history of the nature reserve and I had been told "Talk to Bert Richardson, he can tell you
about it" so that is just what I did!
To find out what Bert
had to say click here
or click on Next
Also See Postcards of the Rimac
Holiday Camp click here.
If you would like to find out more about Rimac
and the Saltfleetby and Theddlethorpe dunes as they are now,
visit English
nature or
Lincolnshire
Wildlife Trust or to see a map of the reserve today
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