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
Planning and biodiversity officer: Alan Smith
Conservation officer:
Heather Ball
Planning and biodiversity officer: Matt Johnson
Biodiversity data officers: Nathalie Hueber and Rachel Tate*
Community Involvement Officer (Great Outdoors Project): Louise Tuffin
Reserves Manager: Jane Pearman
Reserves Officer: Ian Wilson
Reserves Officer: Lisa Adams
Reserves Officer: Lucy Ryan
Reserves Officer: Stuart Baker
Reserves Officer (Pitsford): Dave Francis
Reserves Officer (Pitsford): Jenny Wallace
Grazing Manager (Northants): Cathy Wainwright
Grazing Officer (Northants): Sally Smallpage
Wildlife Training Workshops officer: Juliette Butler
Administration officer: Lisa Rowley
Lings centre manager: Cheryl Roberts
Wildlife Watch officer: Amanda Swinford
Grants officer (maternity cover for Tamzin Smith): Susan Thompson
* 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.