Top 10 Lakes around Stanton CP

Really interesting pick up a leaflet in the end bungalow on left at the start of walk .outside in a box

Lovely part of Derbyshire

"Spring has arrived – and the sun has melted the ice on the mill pond. Its rays reach to the bottom of the pond – and tickle awake the little water sprite, who has been hibernating with his mermaid parents. And what's the first thing a curious little water sprite does? Spring cleaning with his mother? Repairing the broken roof of the water sprite's house? Wrong! Of course, the little water sprite's first priority is to meet his old friend, Cyprinus the carp... The little water sprite isn't quite as cheeky here as in the 1955 original – but Daniel Napp's little spring story has been enchantingly illustrated. A magical, endearing, and ageless reading experience for children ages 4 and up." The Stiftung Lesen (Reading Foundation) reviews a four-volume sequel to the popular "The Little Water Sprite" by Otfried Preußler (1923 to 2013), which guides children through the seasons in this children's book series.

Water from the Ring Pond flows over the Sowter Stone and down to the Aqueduct, which was constructed by Paxton in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s as part of his improvements to Stand Wood. The water continues down through Stand Wood and enters the garden above the Cascade Pond.

The mill pond was dammed in the late 18th century to provide a constant stream of water for the cotton mill. The mill closed in 1902 and was demolished soon afterwards. The pond became a popular fishing venue and was bought by the Holymoorside Angling Club in the 1980s.

Bentley Brook runs through Lumsdale Valley into the River Derwent. The Upper Pond was constructed in the 1780s by Watts, Lowe and Co to supply water for their cotton mill. It has silted up since the dam wall broke in 1947 and is now a designated nature reserve. The Middle Pond was also from the 1780s and was restored in 2014 (funded by the Heritage Lottery) after being dry and overgrown. The Lower Pond was originally a quarry but was converted into a reservoir in 1850.

The Mill Pond (aka Lower Pond) was originally a quarry but was converted into a reservoir in 1850 to supply a continuous flow of water to power machinery.

A quaint little pond with a babbling brook feeding into it and numerous cascades nearby. Tansley Pond (AKA The Middle Pond at Lumsdale) is a mixed fishery with carp to 10lb and a good shoal of Chub to 4lb. Perch, Tench, roach, bream, skimmers, gudgeon, crucians, rudd are also in the pond.