Our Ref: 232f & 106/15
Notice – Suspension of Navigation
Middle Level Acts 2018 – Section 7
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: closure of navigation of or through the below mentioned
waterway forming part of the Middle Level System will be between – Closure 3: 7th May – 15th May 2026
Navigable waterways to the West of Lodes End Lock. Lodes End Lock will be closed
Emergency works are required at Bevill’s Leam Pumping Station this Spring and Summer. Water levels
will need to be lowered in our Bevill’s pond to i) remove two of the pumps from the station and ii) to
reinstall them.
We anticipate there will be three emergency closures. Closure 1 to remove a pump. Closure 2 to
reinstall that pump and remove a second. Closure 3 to reinstall the second pump. The timings of
closures 2 & 3 are very much dependent upon the condition of the pump and the scale of
refurbishment works needed.
Levels will be too low to safely navigate during this period and therefore boaters will need to ensure
their vessels have sufficient slack in their ropes if moored West of Lodes End Lock. Lodes End Lock will
be closed during the operation. We encourage all boaters to avoid making trips heading west through
Lodes End Lock for the full duration of works.
Navigable waterways affected are:
- Yaxley Lode
- New Dyke
- Monks Lode
- Great Raveley Drain
- Bevill’s Leam (West of the pumping station)
- Old Nene (West from Lodes End Lock to the confluence with Bevill’s Leam)
The Nene to Great Ouse navigation Link Route through the Middle Level is unaffected by these
works.
Dated this day – 13/03/2026 (Updated 19/03/2026) (Updated 01/05/2026)
P BURROWS
Chief Executive
Middle Level Commissioners, 85 Whittlesey Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0AH
www.middlelevel.gov.uk admin@middlelevel.gov.uk Telephone: 01354 653232
Middle Level Offices
85 Whittlesey Road
March
PE15 0AH