History
All four lakeswere dug approximately sixty years ago which is why they are so well established.They are part of a chain of pits right the way down the Wensum valley as far asNorwich. Thesepits were dug for their sand and gravel in part, originally, for airfieldsduring the Second World War. Thereafter, they were necessary for the rise in houseand road building from the 1960s onward.
TheKingfisher Lakes and all the lakes in the Wensumvalley are very important for wildlife and birds especially. Fishing at theKingfisher complex began in earnest in the 1960s and the waters have been nationallyfamous since.
TheRiver Wensum rises in northwest Norfolk andflows down towards Norwich before joining theYare and entering the North Sea at Yarmouth.The fishing was nationally famous in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s for roach andlatterly for chub and especially barbel. Barbel of over twenty pounds have beenlanded close to our stretch of river.
