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HIGHFIELDS LAKE Latitude and Longitude:

53°33′27″N 1°11′4″W / 53.55750°N 1.18444°W / 53.55750; -1.18444
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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
Location South Yorkshire, England
Coordinates 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. [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.