Winifred Heath

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Winifred Heath (24 December 1892 – 22 August 1988) was a nurse and naturalist.[1][2]

Biography

Heath was born in the Lickey Hills, Worcestershire. She became a student nurse in London before travelling to India as a missionary nurse.[1] After returning to the UK she worked as a district nurse in Chesterton, Cambridge before moving to Nettleham.

Heath was a long-standing member of the

Council for the Protection of Rural England.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Notable Lincolnshire women - Winifred Heath". Lincolnshire Life. August 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituaries". Transactions of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union. 22 (2): 124. 1989.
  3. ^ "Heath's Meadows - The Nurse Winifred Heath Memorial Reserve" (PDF). Lincolnshire Wildlife trust. Retrieved 30 December 2022.