Highfields Lake

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Highfields Lake
Weeping willow trees on islands in Highfields Lake (geograph 4502636).jpg
Islands in Highfield Lake
Highfields Lake is located in South Yorkshire
Highfields Lake
Highfields Lake
LocationSouth Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°33′27″N 1°11′4″W / 53.55750°N 1.18444°W / 53.55750; -1.18444Coordinates: 53°33′27″N 1°11′4″W / 53.55750°N 1.18444°W / 53.55750; -1.18444
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom

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.

The lake now forms part of High Country Park[3] 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.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Highfields Country Park - Doncaster Council". www.doncaster.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Bentley Mill Stream". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ Bateman, Stephanie (12 June 2015). "Highfield Country Park holds volunteer days". South Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Doncaster Greenway North - Map". sustrans.org.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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