SITE GUIDE

GRID REF: TF 181 213 POSTCODE: PE11 3JH HOW TO GET THERE: Turn off the A15 in Baston, heading for Tongue End and Spalding, or from Spalding, head through Pode Hole towards Tongue End – the reserve is close to the latter on Counter Drain Drove WHERE TO PARK: Main car park at the entrance usually has room, disabled car park nearer the visitor centre TERRAIN: Mostly flat, wide, gravel paths, though these can get flooded, and the stretch from the railway bridge back to the car park is a grassy dyke, can be slippery in wet weather ACCESS: Open at all times. Dogs are permitted on a short lead FACILITIES: The visitor centre has toilets, (closed when a warden is not on site) Shops, pubs, etc in nearby Baston or Pode Hole PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Delaine service 302 from Bourne to Spalding, and vice versa, ORGANISATIONS: Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, tel: 01507 526667, email: info@lincstrust.co.uk, web: lincstrust.org.uk COUNTY RECORDER: Lincolnshire (South), John Badley, email: recorder_south@lincsbirdclub.co.uk MAPS: OS Explorer 227/235, OS Landranger 142