Daneshill Lakes Local Nature Reserve

Lound, Retford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Sunday, 5 August, 2007

Daneshill Lakes Local Nature Reserve


Daneshill Lakes

Daneshill Lakes Local Nature Reserve, formed from flooded disused sand and gravel workings, now provides a remarkable habitat for wildlife and fauna together with leisure activities such as fishing and sailing.

Location

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Location name: 
Daneshill Lakes
Coordinates (lat,lon): 
53.368906,-1.000656
Elevation: 
12 metres
OS Grid Ref: 
SK 66592 86247
Nearest Post Code: 
DN22 8LW
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Description 

"The Daneshill Local Nature Reserve Lakes have been designed to accommodate a variety of different uses. The lake is leased by an angling club and a sailing club and has a long established perimeter footway. In addition to wildfowl, the site also supports a great variety of butterflies, including the Common Blue, Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper together with damselflies and dragonflies." - Nottinghamshire County Council

Highlights

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Edinburgh 250 Miles, East coast main line

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Clubhouse, Daneshill Lakes

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Sailing, Daneshill Lakes

Proximity

Places to go, sights to see, things to do - within 25km

Article Category Date Proximitysort icon
Drakeholes Tunnel to Gringley Lock, Chesterfield Canal Walk 2007-08-05 6.06 km
Clumber Park to Church of St. Giles, Carburton Cycle 2006-06-11 10.52 km
Clumber Park Cycle 2007-09-22 11.11 km
Clumber Park Visit 2005-05-29 12.55 km
West Stockwith via Chesterfield Canal, Misterton and Misterton Soss Walk 2007-08-26 14.50 km
Marton via High Street, Littleborough Lane and Trent Port Walk 2012-02-19 16.24 km
Knaith Snowdrop Walk Event 2012-02-19 16.59 km
Clumber Park to Sherwood Pines via Vicar Water Country Park, NCN Route 6 Cycle 2008-07-26 16.90 km
Marton Walk 2003-12-29 17.35 km
Church of All Saints, Aston-cum-Aughton Visit 2005-05-29 19.74 km
Renishaw Hall Gardens Visit 2004-08-22 24.00 km
Clumber Park to Vicar Water via Clipstone, NCN Route 6 Cycle 2006-06-17 24.00 km
Bolsover Castle Visit 2005-03-14 24.90 km