Whisby Moor is a small moor located close to the A46 road, west of North Hykeham, in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.
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The city of Lincoln is located 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-east, just east of Whisby. The Nottingham-Lincoln Line goes through the moor. The south of the Moor, including the Natural World Centre is in the parish of Thorpe on the Hill.
Former sand and gravel pits have been filled and turned into mesotrophic lakes, surrounded by wet willow scrub and now form part of Whisby Nature Park. The nature reserve was established in 1985. The nature park opened in 1989 on either side of the Nottingham to Lincoln railway line.
The nature park has breeds of Shetland cattle and is home to a variety of bird species including wigeon, teal, tufted duck, pochard and goldeneye, great crested grebes, mallard and kingfisher,[1] which can be observed from several bird hides. The park is also home to the Hazel Pot Beetle, a leaf beetle of the Cryptocephalinae subfamily. It was released into the park in November 2000, being looked after by the entomologist Annette Binding.
A visitor centre has been established as Whisby Natural World Centre and is run on behalf of North Kesteven District Council.[2][3]