Highfields Lake

Highfields Lake is an ornamental lake in the Woodlands wildlife park at Highfields, north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.[1]

Highfields Lake
An island of weeping willow trees on a small lake
Islands in Highfield Lake
A relief map of South Yorkshire
A relief map of South Yorkshire
Highfields Lake
LocationSouth Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°33′27″N 1°11′4″W
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom

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
  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. Goodchild, John (2001). South Yorkshire collieries. Stroud: Tempus. p. 126. ISBN 0752421484.
  4. Bateman, Stephanie (12 June 2015). "Highfield Country Park holds volunteer days". South Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. "Doncaster Greenway North - Map". sustrans.org.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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