Latest Postings
updated 20 February 2019
Important Notice – Lakes Closure
Poringland Lakes will be closed from Wednesday 20 to Friday 22 February inclusive while contractors install 450m of otter fencing.
The trustees apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but the safety of visitors is our top priority.
Hopefully the work will be completed by the weekend but please keep clicking on www/poringlandlakes.co.uk for further updates.
Fencing Contractors Make Good Progress
Website Celebrates 150,000 Visits
Local Charity Aids Fencing Project
Expert Warns – “Only One Solution”
Electricity Project Gathers Pace
Parish Council Supports B-Line Project
Lakes Support National B-Line Project
Power Supplier Rubber-Stamps Proposals
Family Fishing - Major Changes
Lakes Feature in National Report
Martin’s Success Story Continues
Parish Council to Safeguard Lakes’ Future
Trustees Thank Long Serving Solicitor
Afternoon Session Proves Popular
Special Guest Opens New Family Fishing Programme
Parish Backs Wildlife Site Bid
Appleslice Banked at 17lb 14oz
Tree Replacement Programme Begins
Lakes Celebrate a Remarkable Success as 121 Youngsters Try Angling for the First Time
Wildflower Meadow Bursts into Colour
Angling Trust Boost for Family Fishing
Tree Planting Programme "A Great Success"
Nature Day a Resounding Success
Welcome to Poringland Lakes website
Poringland Lakes are the village's best kept secret!
Situated in the heart of the village, the lakes are ‘hidden away’ at the end of Hillside, a quiet cul-de-sac leading off the main Norwich/Bungay road through the village.
The lakes, which have a varied landscape consisting of open water, temporary wetland, grassland, woodland and scrub (see Habitat and Wildlife page), stretch over five acres and are a wonderful place for quiet recreation, observing wildlife and fishing.
At 70 metres above sea level, the lakes occupy one of the highest points in the area and sit on a perched aquifer.
Poringland Conservation and Fishing Lakes, to give the site its correct title, are privately owned by the the Poringland Conservation and Fishing Lakes Association which comprises the trustees and a management committee. Although legally in private ownership, the lakes are a community based facility which visitors are welcome to use and enjoy.
The following pages give a flavour of this wonderful local facility and the conservation work of the Association. We are adding new pages and content all the time, so please add the site to your favourites and stop by again. Thank you for your interest!
Acknowledgements
The Association would like to thank the following people for their contribution to the development of this website.
Peter Aspinall (Conservationist and Wildlife Photographer), Liz Dack (Wildlife Photographer), Nick Elsey (Natural History Enthusiast), Richard Gooderham (Poringland Archive)
and of course our principal partners, Norfolk Homes, for sponsoring the Poringland Lakes website.
