Sandhill Lake Explained

Sandhill Lake is a small lake and park, west of the centre of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. It is passed by the Chesterfield Canal and the National Cycle Route 6.^[1] The lake is 7.6 hectares in area^[2] and the path around it has a circumference of . The River Ryton passes just to the southwest of the canal. The lake, formerly known as Godfrey's Pond, is popular with local anglers,^[3] and the area is also used for other leisure activities.

History

The lake is formed on the site of earlier mineral extraction activity from the Ryton floodplain.^[4]

On 3 November 2010 the park reopened after improvements under the Nottinghamshire County Council's ‘Local Improvement Scheme', funded by Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield and Mansfield and Crestra Ltd.^[5]

A £100,000 project in 2014 included installation of rwo rubber fishing platforms to encourage more recreational use of the lake, which were the subject of an arson attack on 12 October 2014.^[6]

References

53.3086°N -1.1303°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Worksop Central Green Infrastructure Strategy . Bassetlaw District Council . 2 January 2023 . 27,36 . PDF . December 2021.
2. Web site: Open Space Assessment Update 2020 . Bassetlaw District Council . 2 January 2023 . 63 . PDF . November 2020.
3. Web site: Fishing sites . Bassetlaw District Council . 2 January 2023 . 27 June 2022.
4. Web site: BDC GI Study . Bassetlaw District Council . 2 January 2023 . 58 . May 2010.
5. Web site: Sandhill Lake in Worksop. https://web.archive.org/web/20101105212718/http://www.eastmidlands.groundwork.org.uk/creswell-ashfield--mansfield/news--events/news/2010/sandhill-lake-in-worksop.aspx. dead. 5 November 2010. Eastmidlands.groundwork.org.uk. 4 November 2010. 12 October 2013.
6. Web site: Worksop: Arson Attack at Sandhill Lake . Worksop Guardian . National World Publishing Ltd . 2 January 2023 . 23 October 2014.