The park features two lakes, which were opened more recently in 1970.[citation needed] They are man-made and were built as a result of gravel extraction at the time of the building of the A1(M) motorway, although the thought of a riverside park had been considered since the city's Master Plan of 1949.[citation needed] The whole park is completely man-made from an old quarry site creating the lakes and the hills around them.
The Boating Lake (the northern lake) at Stanborough is 11.3 acres (46,000 m2) in size. It is a shallow lake, under three feet in depth with several small islands. The boating lake is fed by water from the River Lea at its north end and from a spring. Excess water flows over a weir back into the river at the south end. Coarse fish such as carp are bred in the boating lake and fishing is banned here. Pedalos & Rowing boats are available to hire. Splashlands splash park is situated on the North side of the park, open Easter to September and free to use. The Kiosk by Splashlands also sells hot drinks, ice-creams, chocolate bars, fizzy drinks, hot drinks, duck food and more.
The Sailing Lake (the southern lake) is 15.3 acres (62,000 m2) in size. This lake has no islands but is deeper than the boating lake, more than six and a half feet deep in places. Unlike the Boating Lake the Sailing Lake is ground water fed. Before the lakes were built the River Lea used to flow through part of the Sailing Lake but it was re-directed to the west side. Many watersport activities take place here, including sailing, paddleboarding, kayaking and angling.
stanborough, park, also, referred, stanborough, lakes, acre, park, welwyn, garden, city, hertfordshire, england, southern, lake, northern, lake, park, features, lakes, which, were, opened, more, recently, 1970, citation, needed, they, made, were, built, result. Stanborough Park also referred to as Stanborough Lakes is a 126 acre 0 51 km2 park in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire England Stanborough Park Southern LakeStanborough Park Northern Lake The park features two lakes which were opened more recently in 1970 citation needed They are man made and were built as a result of gravel extraction at the time of the building of the A1 M motorway although the thought of a riverside park had been considered since the city s Master Plan of 1949 citation needed The whole park is completely man made from an old quarry site creating the lakes and the hills around them The Boating Lake the northern lake at Stanborough is 11 3 acres 46 000 m2 in size It is a shallow lake under three feet in depth with several small islands The boating lake is fed by water from the River Lea at its north end and from a spring Excess water flows over a weir back into the river at the south end Coarse fish such as carp are bred in the boating lake and fishing is banned here Pedalos amp Rowing boats are available to hire Splashlands splash park is situated on the North side of the park open Easter to September and free to use The Kiosk by Splashlands also sells hot drinks ice creams chocolate bars fizzy drinks hot drinks duck food and more The Sailing Lake the southern lake is 15 3 acres 62 000 m2 in size This lake has no islands but is deeper than the boating lake more than six and a half feet deep in places Unlike the Boating Lake the Sailing Lake is ground water fed Before the lakes were built the River Lea used to flow through part of the Sailing Lake but it was re directed to the west side Many watersport activities take place here including sailing paddleboarding kayaking and angling At the south end of the park there is access to Stanborough Reedmarsh a Local Nature Reserve managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust 1 References edit Stanborough Reedmarsh Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust Retrieved 16 February 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stanborough Park Official website51 47 00 N 0 13 00 W 51 78333 N 0 21667 W 51 78333 0 21667 nbsp This article related to a lake in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stanborough Park amp oldid 1187455868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
