Short birdwatching visit · Anglian Water
Covenham Reservoir
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- Winter
- Headline birds
- Goldeneye · Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck
- Parking
- Free parking off Bull Bank.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Metal kissing gates prevent wheelchair access around the water. A clubhouse-front viewpoint has canopy shelter, reached by the steep approach.
Bull Bank, near Covenham St Bartholomew · LN11 0PD
Covenham Reservoir is a raised, concrete-lined waterbody beside the Louth Navigation Canal. The gravel route around its top gives broad views across the water and surrounding farmland. Winter is the clearest reason for a birding stop: the RSPB local group names Great Crested Grebe, Goldeneye and Tufted Duck among its wintering waterbirds. The published route begins with a steep climb from the car park. Visitors who cannot negotiate the gates around the water can consider the viewpoint outside the sailing clubhouse, while assessing the steep approach for themselves.
Birds and seasons
- Goldeneye · Headline bird — Winter Source for Goldeneye
- Great Crested Grebe · Headline bird — Winter Source for Great Crested Grebe
- Tufted Duck · Headline bird — Winter Source for Tufted Duck
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- A steep tarmac approach leads to the reservoir-top gravel path.
- Toilets
- The local group lists no facilities for walkers and birders.
- Parking
- Free parking off Bull Bank.
- Dogs
- Dog walkers use the reservoir path.
- Access notes
- Metal kissing gates prevent wheelchair access around the water. A clubhouse-front viewpoint has canopy shelter, reached by the steep approach.
- Step-free access
- Metal kissing gates prevent wheelchair access around the water. A clubhouse-front viewpoint has canopy shelter, reached by the steep approach.
Getting there: Use the north-west car park, then walk uphill towards the sailing club. LN11 0PD is an approximate postcode, not a precise entrance address.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Tetney Marshes · 5.4 straight-line miles
- Huttoft Bank Pit · 15.7 straight-line miles
- Alkborough Flats · 32.9 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Spurn National Nature Reserve, 12.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Donna Nook · 5.3 miles in a straight line
- Tetney Marshes · 5.4 miles in a straight line
- Nettleton Nature Reserve · 15.1 miles in a straight line