The Museums The Water Management Consortium supports and promotes four historic pumping station museums that illustrate the development of land drainage and water management in low-lying areas. This page provides information about each museum, located within a preserved pumping station that once played a direct role in managing water levels and protecting surrounding land: Quincey’s Pumping Station – a former drainage pumping station containing original machinery used to control local water levels. Gayton Engine – a steam-powered pumping station that demonstrates late 19th-century drainage engineering. Anderby Drainage Museum – documenting the history of drainage, pumping technology, and its importance to the fenland environment. Owston Ferry Preservation Society Museum – a preserved rural pumping station focused on the operation and maintenance of historic engines. Together, these museums provide insight into the engineering methods, technological developments, and operational challenges involved in historical water management. Anderby Drainage Museum Gayton Engine Quincey's Pumping Station

Biologial Observational Records 2025 Isle of Axholme Footage Stoat Otter Badger Board Specific Species Charts The four pie charts above, represent the species monitored within each board.

Trent Valley District Flood Information If you need to evacuate or there is an immediate risk to life, call 999 and ask for the fire service. The lead local flood authority for the Trent Valley area is, Nottingham City Council , if you need to contact the Lead Local Flood Authority Team, email floodriskmanagement@nottinghamcity.gov.uk with the following details: your name, address, phone number, email address and pictures of flooding / flood damage. Or you can report through their website page Standing Water or Flooding on the public highway . To find out further information on how to prepare for an emergency, see Flooding Advice Before, during and after a flood , published by Lincolnshire Resilience Forum.

Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board covers a total area of 21,955 hectares and forms part of a wider catchment of 34,860 hectares that drains to and includes the district. Within this area, 14,580 hectares comprise agricultural land, while a further 7,375 hectares consist of non agricultural land. The district’s water management infrastructure includes 7 water level control structures, 313.3 kilometres of maintained watercourses, and 26 stations, all of which contribute to the effective regulation of water levels and the ongoing protection of the surrounding landscape. Click here for the area map Board Members Elected Mr R. Hopkins - Armthorpe Mr P.A. Cornish - Finningley and River Idle Mr M. Brooke - Hatfield Chase Mr R. Durdy - Hatfield Moor and Wroot Mr I. Dixon - Hatfield and Stainforth Mr R. Wilson - Thorne and Ealand Mr N. Williams - Tickhill and Rossington Nominated Mr A. Porter - City of Doncaster Council Mr C. Crowe - City of Doncaster Council Mr C. McGuinness - City of Doncaster Council Mr K. Hughes - City of Doncaster Council Mr M. Oldknow - City of Doncaster Council Ms H. Norford - City of Doncaster Council Cllr J. Reed - City of Doncaster Council Cllr D. Knight - City of Doncaster Council Board Meeting Dates 2026 11th September 27th November

Environment All our work is undertaken in a sympathetic manner in accordance with environmental legislation and the Boards’ staff work closely with various environment bodies including the Wildlife Trusts, Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership and catchment partnerships. Wildlife sightings in our watercourses demonstrate that systems can be well maintained without adversely affecting the environment. Biodiversity Action Plan Biological observational charts for 2025 Hiberncula As part of our Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) we have created Hibernacula's at a number of the Board's Pumping Stations. A hibernacula is a carefully constructed habitat made from logs, stones, soil, and other natural materials. It provides a safe place for wildlife to shelter, hibernate, bask and breed throughout the year. What animals is this aimed for? Grass Snakes, Slow Worms, Common Lizards, Frogs, Toads, Newts, Hedgehogs, Invertebrates such as beetles, Spiders and Solitary Bees. Why are Hibernacula's important? Habitat loss has reduced the number of natural places where wildlife. Hibernacula's help create safe refuges, increase in biodiversity, and support local conservation efforts. Would you like to get involved? Download our PDF guide to create a wildlife friendly environment in your garden. Don't forget to send us photos of what you create, email socialmedia@lmdb.co.uk . Hibernacula Recipe PDF Copy . Great Big Green Week 6th - 14th June It is Great Big Green Week! This is the UKs largest annual celebration aimed to drive sustainability and protect the environment. This week, we are raising awareness we'll be sharing more about our work and how we conserve and enhance our local environment. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Meet Your Environmental Officers At the Water Management Consortium, Environmental Officers play a crucial role in ensuring that the work we do to manage water levels and reduce flood risk is carried out in a way that supports and enhances the environment. Their work includes: 💧 Supporting sustainable water management – helping ensure drainage and flood defence work protects both people and nature. 🌱 Enhancing biodiversity – creating and maintaining habitats along watercourses, ditches, and wetlands. 🐦 Protecting wildlife – making sure routine maintenance considers nesting birds, aquatic life, and other species. 📋 Ensuring environmental compliance – working closely with regulations and best practice to minimise the environmental impact. 🌾 Working with landowners and communities – promoting environmentally friendly land and water management practices. From managing vegetation in waterways to creating habitats that support local wildlife.Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing more about our work and how we conserve and enhance our local environment. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Protected Wildlife Drainage Board areas are home to a wide range of protected species. Every maintenance activity, from vegetation management to dredging, must carefully consider their habitats and legal protections. Some of the species are legally obligated to protect include: 🐹 Water Voles – one of the UK’s fastest-declining mammals, often found along vegetated banks. 🦡 Badgers – whose setts must be protected during any nearby works. 🦞 White-clawed Crayfish – the UK’s only native crayfish species, highly sensitive to water quality. 🦦 Otters – which rely on healthy, undisturbed watercourses. 🐦 Nesting Birds – protected during breeding season, making timing of work essential. Our environment officers carry out surveys, advise on best practice, and plan works carefully to avoid disturbance or harm. Water Vole Identifiable by their chestnut-brown fur, blunt rounded nose, small ears, and furry tail. They inhabit rivers, streams, ditches, ponds, and canals, favouring areas with well-defined banks. Their diet consists mainly of grasses and other waterside vegetation. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Tackling Invasive Non-Native Species IDBs play a key role in identifying, managing, and controlling these Invasive Non-Native Species, which can spread quickly and cause serious harm to native wildlife, watercourses, and infrastructure. Across the water management consortium, our workforce is supplied with flashcards to help identify all species, so they can record sightings. Some of the invasive species we deal with include: 🦦 American Mink – predators that have a devastating impact on native species such as water voles. 🦞 American Signal Crayfish – outcompete our native, white-clawed crayfish and spread disease. 🦀 Chinese Mitten Crab – burrow into banks, increasing erosion and flood risk. 🌸 Himalayan Balsam – spreads rapidly, outcompeting native plants and leaving banks bare in winter. 🌿 Floating Pennywort – forms dense mats that block waterways and reduce oxygen levels. 🌱 Japanese Knotweed – highly invasive, damaging structures and difficult to control. 🌿 Parrot’s Feather – spreads across water surfaces, impacting flow and biodiversity. ⚠️ Giant Hogweed – a hazardous plant that can cause serious skin burns. 🌱 Crassula Helmsii – forms dense mats in wetlands, smothering native plants. Left unmanaged, these species can increase flood risk, damage ecosystems, and make maintenance much more challenging. Our Environmental Officers monitor their spread, plan control measures, and work with the DLO and landowners to prevent further impact. 🚫 You can help too: •Avoid planting invasive species in gardens or ponds. •Never dump garden or pond waste into waterways. •Report sightings where possible. American Mink Invasive non-native species in the UK. They have a body length of approximately 30–40 cm, with a tail measuring around 18 cm. Their fur is dark brown to black, often with a distinctive white patch on the chin and throat. Mink are bold and less elusive than similar native species. They inhabit rivers, streams, lakes, and coastal areas, using dense vegetation and bankside cover for shelter. Their diet is varied and includes fish, small mammals, birds, eggs, amphibians, and crustaceans, posing a significant threat to native wildlife. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Working with Nature Managing watercourses is vital for reducing flood risk, but it’s just as important that this work is done carefully and considerately. Some of the ways we work with nature include: 🌱 Vegetation management in stages – cutting one side of a bank at a time to allow wildlife to move and habitats to recover. 🌿 Phased re-profiling – reforming one bank first, then allowing it to re establish before working on the opposite side. 🐦 Timing works around wildlife – avoiding disturbance during bird nesting season wherever possible. 🌍 Following environmental guidance and best practice – ensuring all work is carried out responsibly and legally. By taking a staged and sensitive approach, we help maintain healthy ecosystems while still carrying out the important work needed to manage water levels. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: The Impact of Litter Litter isn’t just unsightly; it has real consequences for both our work and the environment. 🚜 It affects our work: Rubbish in drains and watercourses can block flow and increase flood risk. It also means valuable time is spent removing waste instead of carrying out essential maintenance and improvement work. 🌍 It harms the environment: Litter can pollute water, damage habitats, and seriously harm wildlife. Animals can become trapped, injured, or ingest harmful materials. Our workforce regularly encounter litter, from plastic bottles to fly-tipped waste in drains . ✅ You can help by: •Disposing of waste responsibly •Recycling where possible •Never dumping rubbish, garden waste, or debris into ditches or watercourses •Reporting fly-tipping when you see itEven small actions make a big difference. 🌱 Cleaner waterways help protect wildlife, reduce flood risk, and create a better environment. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Round-Up As Great Big Green Week comes to a close, we’ve been proud to highlight the work of our team at the WMC and the important role they play in protecting both our environment and our communities. This week, we’ve shared how: 💧 Environmental Officers support water management while protecting and enhancing the natural environment. 🐾 Protected species like water voles, otters, and nesting birds are carefully considered in everything we do. 🚫 Invasive non-native species threaten our waterways, wildlife, and flood risk management, and how we’re tackling them. 🌱 Maintenance work is carried out responsibly, with careful planning and timing to work in harmony with nature. 🗑️ Litter impacts everyone, restricting the flow of water, affecting our ability to carry out work and harming the environment. All these elements are connected. Managing water, protecting wildlife, and maintaining healthy waterways requires a careful balance, and it’s something our teams work hard to achieve every day. ✅ Everyone has a role to play. Small, positive actions, like disposing of waste responsibly, respecting wildlife, and being mindful of what enters our waterways can make a big difference. 🌍 Together, we can help create a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable environment for the future.

The Water Management Consortium includes, Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board, Isle of Axholme and North Nottinghamshire Water Level Management Board, Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board and Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board. Water Management Consortium The Water Management Consortium covers a total area 120,106 hectares of land. Our work helps keep communities safe from flooding, supports local agriculture, and protects the environment. We are made up of four Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs): • Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board (LM) • Isle of Axholme & North Nottinghamshire Water Level Management Board (AX) • Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board (TV) • Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board (DE ) What is an IDB? Internal Drainage Boards are public organisations that manage water levels in areas where drainage is especially important. They conduct essential work to reduce flood risk to people and property and maintain the right water levels for agricultural and environmental needs within their district. T hese Boards have entered a formal agreement to share support services, to reduce costs. Even though we work together, each Board remains independent and responsible for: • Overseeing drainage and water management of land in its area • Setting objectives, strategy and policies • Managing budgets, rates, finance and audit • Compliance with statutory and regulatory responsibilities • Planning and delivering operational activities and capital works programmes MAINTENANCE NEWS ENVIRONMENT Our mission, vision and values guide the way we work, the decision we make and the standards we set. Mission Enabling communities to prosper through effective water level management. Vision Outstanding in protecting the communities we serve. Delivering excellence in water level management. Having a positive influence within the industry. Values We care about the safety of individuals and communities. We are dedicated to delivering effective solutions. We care about the environment. We act with integrity and show respect. We are all accountable. We have a zero tolerance policy on: bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination and aggression, threatening or abusive behaviour.

Lindsey Marsh District Flood Information If you need to evacuate or there is an immediate risk to life, call 999 and ask for the fire service. The lead local flood authority for the Lindsey Marsh area is, Lincolnshire County Counci l, to report a flood, please call Floodline on 01522 782082. Or visit Report A Flood where you find further information and guidance. To find out further information on how to prepare for an emergency, see What to do and how to prepare for an emergency , published by Lincolnshire Resilience Forum.

Gayton Engine Preserved Working Pumping Station The Gayton Engine Pumping Station was built and completed by H.M. Commissioners of Sewers in 1850, to pump the water from Gayton Fen and Marsh into the River Great Eau. Previously it had been drained by gravity through a set of sluice gates, known as Gayton Engine.The power for pumping was originally steam, but in 1945 a diesel engine was introduced, and this is what survives in working order.In 1956, the whole of the system of drainage in Theddlethorpe and adjoining areas was rearranged and a new electric pumping station, one third of a mile to the north-east, was constructed immediately alongside the Great Eau. The Gayton Engine Pumping Station was kept in repair, on standby, until the efficiency of the new pumps was assessed. In the 1960s, the Board considered it would no longer be needed and the outfall to the river was allowed to be filled and the Station abandoned. In the early 1970s the Board resolved not to demolish the Station but to carry out the minimal amount of maintenance on the building to preserve the engine and pump, in anticipation that interest would ultimately be attracted and a Society would undertake its refurbishment. The present pumping equipment comprises: Petter ”Atomic” 2-cylinder loop-scavenge 2 stroke ex-marine diesel engine, built in 1933, powering a 27” Gwynnes pump. The Station is situated in the parish of Gayton le Marsh on the south side of the Great Carlton to Theddlethorpe highway (O.S. grid reference 458 880). It is a delightful white painted small building with arched Victorian windows and cannot be passed unnoticed. The Gayton Engine Pumping Station is of interest to many, architects, engineers, historians, and stands in the marsh as a monument to our forefathers who first wrestled with the flooding from the rivers and sea, embanking and erecting sluices to contain and direct the waters, and then lifting flood waters by wind driven and then steam driven pumps into the rivers. Such work enabled a living to be obtained from land which otherwise would be marsh and bog. Catchment Map (1850-1956) Following subsidence issues, the station is currently closed to the public, we are hoping to open again later this year.

Owston Ferry Pumping Engine Preservation Society South Street Pumping Station When the South Street Pumping Station was constructed in 1910, it was equipped with two Cornish boilers manufactured by Marshalls of Gainsborough, along with two LT class horizontal compound steam engines driving 24 inch Drysdale centrifugal pumps. These formed the station’s original pumping plant and remained in operation for several decades. By the mid 20th century, changes in drainage requirements and machinery condition led to several upgrades. In 1952 one of the Marshall steam engines was removed and replaced with a Ruston & Hornsby HRC class diesel engine. In 1963, after the Cornish boilers had deteriorated beyond economic repair, an extension was added to the south side of the building to house a Lister Blackstone EV3 engine and Sulzer pump. Further improvements followed in 1981 with the installation of an external electric pump, ensuring that the heritage machinery inside the original station remained intact . In 2007, at the request of the Isle of Axholme Internal Drainage Board, the Organisation for the Preservation of the Engines of the Pumping Station (OFPEPS) was formally constituted and granted a 50 year lease. Its aims are to preserve and interpret the historic steam and oil engines and to record the wider history of drainage across the Isle of Axholme. During the 2013 AGM, members agreed to begin work to restore steam capability to the surviving Marshall engine. Quotations for a new boiler proved beyond the organisation’s means, but a trustee subsequently donated an uncertificated boiler for restoration. All refurbishment work has since been carried out by OFPEPS volunteers, including welding new metal into corroded areas, fitting new fire tubes, and reinstating the bottom end plate. To protect the historic fabric of the pumping house, the restored boiler has been installed in an external container, with only the steam main passing into the original building. Work continues on maintaining the historic engines, pumps, and associated equipment. The careful preservation and refurbishment undertaken by volunteers ensures that the South Street Pumping Station remains an important record of the engineering and drainage heritage of the Isle of Axholme. South Street, Owsten Ferry, DN9 1RP What3words: ///stilted.impaled.honest

News April 2026 annual newsletter April 2025 annual newsletter April 2024 annual newsletter April 2023 annual newsletter Stay up to date with our latest social media posts Click on the photograph to find out more. June Great Big Green Week May AX Reforming Works Crying Sand Huttoft Culvert Update AX Maintenance Works Fulbeck Pumping Station Refurbishment Water Vole Sighting Huttoft to Boygrift Catchment Update April Tickhill Tranche 2 Quincey's Open Day Sutton on Trent Tranche 2 Works Regrowth on Black Syke Huttoft to Boygrift Control Structure Sailing on the drains is Prohibited Black Syke Drain Reforming March Boygrift to Anderby Catchment Improvements Winthorpe Flood Storage Area What is reforming? Kilham Farm to Candy Farm Catchment Improvements Boygrift to Anderby Phase 2 Langholme Lane Drain John Spendluffe Technology College Careers Fair River Steeping Soak Dyke North Works February Ingoldmells Pumping Station Refurbishment Ingoldmells Drain Maintenance Sutton on Trent Improvement Works Wrays Drain Flood Alleviation Scheme

Anderby Drainage Museum The museum is situated in a drainage board pumping station built in 1945 which houses two Ruston 10HRC twin cylinder oil engines. These engines then drive Allen Gwynnes 42” centrifugal pumps which are capable of pumping 4,500 litres of water per second. The station was built to drain some 9,200 acres of land most of which is below sea level. Anderby Pumping station being built 1945—1946 The new pumping station situated on the north bank of the present basin was commissioned in 1992. It replaced the two oil powered engines and pumps with three electrically driven pumps. The cost of the replacement station was £650,000 and there was a significant increase in the pumping capacity. The 10HRC engines together with the Gwynnes pumps are maintained by the Board to act as standby pumps in case of a failure in the new station. There are currently no scheduled open days for Anderby Drainage Museum for 2026. Please contact Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board using the detail provided if you have any questions.

Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board Lindsey Marsh drainage board covers a total area of 52,500 hectares, forming part of a wider catchment of 110,720 hectares that drains to and includes the district. Within this area, 40,871 hectares comprise agricultural land, while a further 11,629 hectares consist of non‑agricultural land. The district’s water management infrastructure includes 115 water level control structures, 942.2 kilometres of maintained watercourses, and 30 pumping stations, all of which support the effective regulation of water levels and the protection of the surrounding landscape. Click here to see the area map Board Members Elected Mr J.M. Mowbray - Anderby/Boygrift/Trusthorpe Mr S. Eyre - Anderby/Boygrift/Trusthorpe Mr G.A. Crust - Burgh Sluice/Thorpe Culvert/Wainfleet/Croft Mr G.G. Bowser - Burgh Sluice/Thorpe Culvert/Wainfleet/Croft Mr D.J. Pridgeon - Ingoldmells/Chapel Mrs V. Tagg - Ingoldmells/Chapel Mr M.C. Denby - Saltfleet/Theddlethorpe Mr R.N. Crust - Saltfleet/Theddlethorpe Mr W. Cooper - Tetney/Canal/Somercotes/Grainthorpe Mrs R. Edgar - Tetney/Canal/Somercotes/Grainthorpe Nominated Cllr C. Arnold - East Lindsey District Council Cllr D. Edginton - East Lindsey District Council Cllr D. Simpson - East Lindsey District Council Cllr E. Mossop - East Lindsey District Council Cllr J. Makinson-Sanders - East Lindsey District Council Cllr S. Kirk - East Lindsey District Council Cllr T. Aldridge - East Lindsey District Council Cllr T. Ashton - East Lindsey District Council Cllr W. Bowkett - East Lindsey District Council Cllr W. Parkinson - North East Lincolnshire Council Board Meeting Dates 2026 23rd September 25th November Project Summaries Austen Fen East and West, Biergate East and West Pumping Station Refurbishment. Skegness Asset Survey and Cleansing Programme.