Uckinghall & Bushley — BAA

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The lowdown

• Uckinghall starts immediately downstream of Withy Cottage, giving you a clearly defined bit of Severn to settle into.
• The water is described by BAA as very deep, so this is not a shallow little wade-and-roam job. Pick your swim carefully and respect the depth.
• BAA names shoals of bream as a key feature. That points to feeder work being worth a look, especially where the flow settles.
• There are odd barbel about too, usually very large. A cracking bonus fish, but definitely one to treat with care if you connect.
• The venue is described as very good for pike. Lure or deadbait approaches are the obvious angle, subject to the association rules and your own licence requirements.
• Uckinghall access is on foot from land behind the BAA car park. The car park postcode is GL20 6ER, handy for getting the right starting point.
• Bushley has its own BAA car park and is approached from Upton via the A4104 and B4211. Its car-park postcode is WR8 0JP.
• Big warning for Bushley: the access track gets deeply rutted by farm machinery. When it is wet, BAA says you may need a 4x4 with good ground clearance. Properly check the conditions before setting off.
• Keep it tidy and low-faff: close gates, stick to paths or tracks, remove litter and park only where the BAA maps show. Do not block gates or tracks.

Methods: The deep water, bream shoals and occasional big barbel make feeder fishing a sensible starting point, while the pike fishing is a major draw. Match your approach to the swim and take extra care around the venue’s very deep water.

Access & tickets

Get BAA membership online, by telephone or by post; the 2026 membership year runs from 1 January to 31 December. Under-13 membership is free, and night permits must be bought separately in advance from BAA headquarters.

Fish the club names

bream, barbel, pike

Key rules

• BAA membership is required to fish these waters; no day permits are issued.
• Members must hold the appropriate Environment Agency fishing licence.
• No fishing at night. Anglers must not be present at association waters outside one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset unless authorised.
• No coarse fish may be removed, except invasive non-native species.
• Fish retained temporarily must be returned alive with as little injury as possible.
• Dogs, guns, camping and caravan parking are prohibited on association property.
• Close gates, keep to paths or tracks, remove litter and park only in permitted places.

Where it is