Highfields Lake
Lake in South Yorkshire, England
53°33′27″N 1°11′4″W / 53.55750°N 1.18444°W / 53.55750; -1.18444
Highfields Lake is an ornamental lake in the Woodlands wildlife park at Highfields, north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.[1]
It is filled by the Pick Burn, which then flows on to join the River Don as Bentley Mill Stream.[2] The lake was originally built by the owners of Woodlands, a country house that lent its name to the model village built for the miners of Brodsworth Colliery.[3]
The lake now forms part of High Country Park[4] and Woodlands wildlife park, run by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, whilst Woodlands is now a social club. Doncaster Greenway North passes to the north of the lake alongside the A638 road.[5]
References
- ^ "Highfields Country Park - Doncaster Council". www.doncaster.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Bentley Mill Stream". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Goodchild, John (2001). South Yorkshire collieries. Stroud: Tempus. p. 126. ISBN 0752421484.
- ^ Bateman, Stephanie (12 June 2015). "Highfield Country Park holds volunteer days". South Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Doncaster Greenway North - Map". sustrans.org.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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Lakes in Yorkshire
- Hornsea Mere
- Skipsea meres
- Welton Waters1
- Fountains Fell Tarn
- Gormire Lake
- Malham Tarn
- Priest's Tarn
- Scarborough Mere
- Semerwater
- Highfields Lake2
- Sprotborough Flash1
- 1: Lake formed as by-product of industrial action - mining, quarrying etc
- 2: Landscaped by humans for ornamental purposes
