Highfields Lake is an ornamental lake in the Woodlands wildlife park at Highfields, north of

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, England. It is filled by the

Pick Burn Pickburn is a hamlet in South Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Brodsworth and Brodsworth Hall. History The hamlet appears to get its name from the small stream "Pick Burn" (or river Pick) which flows through it on its way to Highf ...

, which then flows on to join the River Don as Bentley Mill Stream. The lake was originally built by the owners of Woodlands, a

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that lent its name to the

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built for the miners of

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. The lake now forms part of High Country Park and Woodlands wildlife park, run by

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, whilst Woodlands is now a social club. Doncaster Greenway North passes to the north of the lake alongside the A638 road.

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