The new Gibraltar Point visitor centre will adjoin the old coast guard building
Work is under way to build a new visitor centre at a nature reserve where the original building was severely damaged during a winter storm.
Gibraltar Point, near Skegness, was flooded when a tidal surge hit the Lincolnshire coast in December 2013.
The new £1m centre will be raised on stilts to protect it from any future floods and the old coastguard building will also be refurbished.
It is expected to open to the public at Easter.
The original Gibraltar Point visitor centre, pictured here in 2006, has been demolished
The cafe at the reserve was badly damaged
Wildflower meadows were inundated by the storm surge water
Donna Nook was also flooded, displacing hundreds of seals
The 2013 tidal surge led to extensive damage along the coast, including at Snettisham reserve in Norfolk, where bird hides were destroyed.
Hundreds of seals at Donna Nook, near North Somercotes, in Lincolnshire, were also displaced in the storm, described as the worst since the 1953 floods.
Lincolnshire County Council and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust have worked together to develop plans for the new visitor centre, which is being built to withstand future flooding events.
It will also have expansive windows facing the dunes and sea, as well as a rooftop viewing deck.
Paul Learoyd, chief executive of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, said: "Gibraltar Point has been popular for generations - the new centre will hopefully encourage more visitors to discover this wonderful reserve."
The reserve remains open to visitors, with temporary facilities being provided at the site.
The original bird observatory at Gibraltar Point opened in April 1949
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