There are several caches near here that explain the significance of this site but I felt it deserved a Virtual Cache here which would hopefully outlive those more traditional caches.
I am proud to live overseeing this glorious reservoir with its place in history secured as follows.
Eyebrook Reservoir is a man made reservoir set on the Rutland-Leicestershire border. The reservoir was formed by the damming of the Eye-Brook which is a tributary of the River Welland. It was built between 1937 and 1940 by Stewarts & Lloyds to supply water to its Corby steel works. During the Second World War it was used in May 1943 as a practice site for the Dambuster raids, standing in for the Mohne Reservoir.
The official name for the Dambusters raid was Operation Chastise and it was an attack on German dams on the night of 16-17th May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command lead by Commanding Officer Guy Gibson. Gibson died in September the following year in service at the age of just 26.
A plaque commemorates the Dambusters Raid at the Dam but as the site is run by a Fishery, access is limited hence the cache location is a view over the Reservoir where the Dam can be seen.
The Reservoir is a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and covers an area of over 201 hectares.
I hope you enjoy the views as much as I do.
In order to claim this as a find you will need to visit the site, no previous visits count.
- Attend the Coordinates and send me a message giving the 7th word in the sign here. DO NOT PUT THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR LOG OR IT WILL BE DELETED.
- Take a photo of the view, it will be nice to see it captured throughout the year, ensure your caching name on paper or similar, or a part of you/your GPS is in the image. DO NOT ADD A CACHING NAME TO AN IMAGE AFTER ITS TAKEN.
- You do not have to wait for confirmation before logging.
Please note anyone failing to complete the above may have their log deleted.
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.