Darland's Lake Nature Reserve
Darland's Lake Nature Reserve is a nature reserve south of
The site was once part of Copped Hall, an estate dating from the sixteenth century. From 1780 it was occupied by William Manning MP,[6] and his son Cardinal Manning was born there.[7] Darland's Lake was created as an ornamental lake by damming Folly Brook, probably planned by William Manning's wife, Mary, with advice from Humphry Repton.[6]
The lake is very shallow, with extensive reed beds, and the reserve also includes woodland. It has a diverse range of breeding birds and eighteen species of mammal have been recorded, including
Folly Brook and Darland's Lake Nature Reserve are together designated a
There is access by a path from The Close, Totteridge Village, and by a footpath from Southover which follows Folly Brook to the lake, as well as by footpaths opposite St.Andrew’s church and from Mill Hill.
See also
- Barnet parks and open spaces
- Nature reserves in Barnet
Footnotes
- ^ Totteridge Residents Association, The Future of Darlands, 2008 Yearbook. Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A noticeboard formerly on the reserve stated that it has been managed by the Trust since 1971, and its 2009-09 Annual Review lists among its objectives to "secure tenure of Darlands". Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Annual Review 2008-09 In 2012 Darland's Lake was not listed on the Trust's web site as one of its reserves.
- ^ "Darlands Nature Reserve". Woodside Park Garden Suburb Residents’ Association. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "The Darlands Conservation Trust". Charity Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Help save Darlands". Darlands Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Darland's Lake Nature Reserve, London Gardens Online". Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ Henry Edward Manning, Catholic Encyclopedia
- ^ a b "Folly Brook and Darland's Lake Nature Reserve". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "iGiGL – helping you find London's parks and wildlife sites". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
- ISBN 1-871045-27-4.