Short birdwatching visit · Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Deeping Lakes
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Not stated for individual headline birds; reserve open year-round
- Headline birds
- Gadwall · Common Tern · Great Crested Grebe
- Parking
- Free car park reached by an access track with speed humps from the B1166.
- Hides
- A bird hide overlooks the main lake.
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Crowland Road, south-east of Deeping St James · PE6 8RJ
Deeping Lakes is a wetland reserve south-east of Deeping St James, with a main lake and smaller pools formed by quarrying. A hide and circular waymarked route provide public views of the water and its margins. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust names Common Tern, Great Crested Grebe and Gadwall among the birds recorded here. The tourism authority also describes breeding waterbirds and waders using the lake islands. Move slowly between viewpoints and compare birds across the different pools rather than expecting every species on one visit. The approach is straightforward by road, but path surfaces and gradients need checking before planning a visit with mobility equipment.
Birds and seasons
- Gadwall · Headline bird — Not stated for individual headline birds; reserve open year-round Source for Gadwall
- Common Tern · Headline bird — Not stated for individual headline birds; reserve open year-round Source for Common Tern
- Great Crested Grebe · Headline bird — Not stated for individual headline birds; reserve open year-round Source for Great Crested Grebe
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- A bird hide overlooks the main lake.
- Paths
- Circular waymarked route; grass and bare-earth sections can affect the choice of footwear.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Free car park reached by an access track with speed humps from the B1166.
- Dogs
- Only assistance dogs are allowed on the reserve.
- Access notes
- The detailed route describes short slopes and cross-slopes; the hide doorway is80cm wide. Check the Countryside for All information against your needs.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Find the entrance on the sharp bend south of the level crossing on the B1166 Crowland Road. Follow the access track to the car park on the left. PE6 8RJ is the nearest registered-address postcode.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Ouse Fen · 24.8 straight-line miles
- Shouldham Warren · 30.4 straight-line miles
- Kingfishers Bridge · 31.3 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Nene Washes, 9.9 miles away in a straight line.
- Dogsthorpe Star Pit · 3.7 miles in a straight line
- Castor Hanglands · 5.8 miles in a straight line
- Baston Fen · 6.3 miles in a straight line