Babbs Mill Lake

Babbs Mill Lake, sometimes called Kingshurst Lake, is a man-made lake in the Kingfisher Country Park in Kingshurst, Solihull in England. The lake was created as a balancing feature in times of flooding from the nearby River Cole.

Babbs Mill Lake
Kingshurst Lake
A small lake surrounded by trees
The lake in 2014
Babbs Mill Lake is located in West Midlands county
Babbs Mill Lake
Babbs Mill Lake
LocationKingfisher Country Park, Kingshurst, England
Coordinates52°29′14″N 1°45′30″W
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom

History

The lake gives its name to Babbs Mill Park, created to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977. It was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2002.[1][2][3]

In March 2016, Solihull Council's planning committee approved a scheme to build 52 houses on land amounting to approximately seven per cent of the reserve.[4]

Since August 2019, Babbs Mill Lake has hosted a parkrun, a free, weekly timed 5 km run/walk, every Saturday morning at 9am.[5]

2022 children drownings

On 11 December 2022, four children fell through ice formed on the surface. On 12 December it was confirmed that three of the children had died, with the fourth child remaining in hospital in critical condition.[6][7] It was announced on 14 December that the fourth child had died in hospital.[8][9] An inquest hearing held on the 19 December found that all four deaths were due to drowning; a full inquest is due to take place on 6 July 2023.[10]

References
  1. "Babbs Mill Local Nature Reserve". Solihull Parks Directory. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
  2. "Babbs Mill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. "Map of Babbs Mill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
  4. Belcher, Annette (4 March 2016). "Anger at loss of part of Solihull nature reserve". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. "Home | Babbs Mill parkrun | Babbs Mill parkrun".
  6. "Four children fall into icy lake near Birmingham". BBC News. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. "Three boys have died after falling through ice into lake in Solihull, police confirm". Sky News. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. "Boy, 6, dies three days after falling into frozen lake". ITV News. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. "Solihull: Six-year-old boy who fell into icy lake dies". BBC News. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. "Solihull: Boys who fell into lake died from drowning". BBC News. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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