The Launch
 
 
 

Opened by HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, on 26 March 2001, The Natural World Centre is a visitor centre set in the heart of Whisby Nature Park, a local nature reserve with six miles of walks around five lakes.
The Natural World Centre is a ‘quality assured visitor attraction’, assessed by the Visit England's Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme (VAQAS).
 

The Centre was made possible by the following funders and sponsors:

Millennium Commission
North Kesteven District Council
Lincolnshire County Council
Stamford Developments Ltd
SITA Environmental Trust
EU KONVER II Programme
Lafarge Aggregates
Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd
George Fischer
Lincolnshire Trust for Nature Conservation
Derbyshire Environmental Trust
Environment Agency
Upper Witham Internal Drainage Board
Pennells Nurseries
Cargill plc
British Sugar
Longwood Quarries
Advanta Seeds UK Ltd
Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council
Robert Teal Ltd

The exhibition on the lower floor, Our Changing World, was made possible by the following organisations:

Millennium Commission
North Kesteven District Council
EU Objective 2 programme
The Countryside Agency through the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund