South Norwood Lake and Grounds
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| South Norwood Lake and Grounds | |
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 South Norwood Lake |
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | South Norwood |
| Operated by | London Borough of Croydon |
| Status | Open all year |
South Norwood Lake and Grounds is a park in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. The main entrance is in Woodvale Avenue while other entrances are located in Auckland Road and Sylvan Road. The area measures up to 281⁄2 acres 11.53 hectares.[citation needed]
The lake itself once served as a reservoir for a canal that ran from Norwood to Croydon.[1] It is now used by local anglers, who fish for carp, bream and perch among others, and Croydon Sailing Club. The lake is also home to a variety of aquatic birds including a number of great crested grebes as well as regularly sighted herons and ringed-necked parakeets that can be seen nesting on the island.
As well as the lake there is a bowling green, tennis and basketball courts, football pitches, a cricket pitch, a playground and a trim trail. There was a Park Ranger's office with public toilets that burned down in May 2006.[citation needed] The Park Rangers continue to patrol the park and are still based there.
Fishing
In 2004 there was a massive fishing kill; the only fish species left are Carp and Perch. All Carp are over 20+ up to 39 lb, the carp can choose to be picky as there is no other fish in the lake to eat the food. It has lots of natural food including a blood worm bar.
Also Mid Kent Fisheries keep buying all the fish of every council, they took 8 ton of carp from crystal palace. Apparently some of the crystal palace ex fishers got their own...
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[edit] References
- ^ "South Norwood Lake & Grounds webpage". Croydon Council. http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/491865/. Retrieved 2007-06-18.[dead link]
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Coordinates: 51°24′25″N 0°04′26″W / 51.407°N 0.074°W
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