The club has invested in a new road from the gate to the car park and steps down to the path between the pits. The steps are flanked on either side by a graded slope with crushed concrete for barrows and trolleys.  Further work will take place in the close season to lay a crushed concrete path between two pits and a locked gated roadway from the car park to the base of the steps.  This will allow for emergency services and disabled access to purpose built swims.

Once we were able to buy the freehold of this site, we excavated a swamp area into another lake, so that we could manage the different fish stocks between the two lakes on our land. However, several bad local floods, the last in October 2001, have resulted in the nearby River Blackwater flowing through both lakes. Hard work by Club officers saved most of the fish, and the water has recovered very well. As well as carp up to almost 30 lbs, the main lake is known for its large tench, with several fish over 8 lbs caught every season. Roach and rudd are present, as well as a growing number of very good perch. This is one of the Club’s main pike waters, with fish to 30 lbs.

River Blackwater, Braintree

This stretch skirts our lakes at Bocking, and contains good roach, chub and dace, plus a few bream and carp.

Lake perimeters flat and firm, short incline to car park.