There is a growing awareness in Greater Lincolnshire that a large number of visitors to the area come for its natural beauty and its wildlife.  Research commissioned by the GLNP in 2016 and carried out by Leeds Beckett University, estimated that nature tourism contributed as much as £325 million to the economy of Greater Lincolnshire.

The benefits of a high quality natural environment are felt beyond nature specific tourism with nature serving as an important backdrop for other tourist experiences such as the beaches on the east coast and the setting for Lincolnshire’s stately homes.

The GLNP seeks to foster effective joint working to enable better understanding of what Greater Lincolnshire can offer visitors beyond current honeypot sites such as Donna Nook or Whisby Nature Park, diversifying the destination offer, reducing the impact on the natural environment and improving the visitor experience all while promoting the need to invest in nature as the sector grows.

We work closely with tourism stakeholders to ensure the value of nature for tourism is recognized and responsible tourism is promoted to allow the sector to grow without impacting the natural environment in which it is set.

We work with Partners like Visit Lincolnshire, the RSPB, the Lincolnshire Bird Club, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and the East Mercia Rivers Trust to create opportunities that showcase what the Area has to offer and help visitors get closer to Greater Lincolnshire’s wild side. The GLNP also work closely with stakeholders to develop information which help visitors enjoy Lincolnshire in a way which respects the natural environment and communities they find there.