Get in touch
Northamptonshire office and Lings Environmental Centre is situated in Lings Nature Reserve, located off Lings Way, which links the A5076 with the A4500, to the east of Northampton.
Lings House
Billing Lings
Northampton NN3 8BE
Tel: 01604 405285
Fax: 01604 784835
General email: northamptonshire@wildlifebcnp.org
Environmental Centre: lingscentre@wildlifebcnp.org
Wildlife Watch: watch@wildlifebcnp.org
Staff details
Conservation manager: Tom Day 01604 774034
Planning and biodiversity officer: Alan Smith 01604 774046
Nene Valley Project Manager :
Heather Ball
01604 774032
Local Wildlife Sites: Matt Johnson 01604 774033
Community Involvement Officer (Great Outdoors Project): Louise Tuffin 01604 774043
Reserves Manager: Jane Pearman 01604 774045
Reserves Officer: Ian Wilson 01604 774039
Reserves Officer: Lisa Adams 01604 774040
Reserves Officer: Lucy Ryan 01604 774035
Reserves Officer: Stuart Baker 01604 774036
Reserves Officer (Pitsford): Dave Francis
Grazing Manager (Northants): Cathy Wainwright 01604 774037
Grazing Officer (Northants): Sally Smallpage 01604 774038
Wildlife Training Workshops officer: Juliette Butler 01604 774031
Administration officer: Lisa Rowley 01604 774030
Lings centre manager: Cheryl Roberts 01604 774042
Wildlife Watch officer: Amanda Brookes 01604774044
Grants officer: Heather Laing - 01954 713555
Northamptonshire Biodiversity Records Centre*
Nathalie Hueber 01604 400448
Rachel Tate 01604 400448
* Partnership project
How to find us
By car: Lings Nature Reserve is easily accessible from the A43 or A45, not far from the Weston Favell shopping centre. From the Northampton centre, take the A4500 Wellingborough road. Go past Weston Favell Shopping Centre and junction with A43 towards Kettering. Turn left at mini-roundabout onto Lings Way. The wood is signposted on right off of Lings Way. Park in outer car park or follow track to Lings House for parking near the office and Environmental Centre. There is a 2 metre height restriction bar at the reserve entrance. Please call the office on arrival to open it.
By bike: Lings Nature Reserve is near National Cycle Network Route 6 and a local traffic-free route. For more details visit the Sustrans website at www.sustrans.org.uk and type postcode ‘NN3 8BE’
By public transport: There is a railway station in central Northampton from where you can get a taxi or the number 9 or 9a Stagecoach bus to the bus station. From the Bus Station you can catch a number 1 (Bay 10) or a 45 or 46 (Bay 8) Stagecoach bus to the centre (takes about ½ an hour). Ask to get off on Lings Way and walk to the Centre from there. For further details, please visit
www.travelineeastmidlands.org.uk or telephone 0870 608 2 608.