Doncaster Lakeside Wildlife
Doncaster Lakeside has a lot of water and that attracts a lot of wildlife. From ants beetles and spiders to fish and flying beasts there is something to frighten and charm everyone and much of it has been filmed and sent to Youtube and a selection is shown here.
If you have video footage of your own which you would like to share with our viewers then why not drop a line to video@doncasterlakeside.com and we’ll be happy to put it up for the world to see.
Mother duck takes no prisoners when a swan threatens the ducklets
Thanks to Dave T for this celebration of mother courage
Doncaster Lakeside - a cinematic montage
On a spring day 2019 Neagle Media took a day out to produce some high quality footage showing some of the best of Lakeside's lake. Swans and ducks feature in abundance as well as some well filmed scenes of the environs - well played Neagle Media some quality on show here!
Fish Poaching at Doncaster Lakeside
There are a lot of Koi Carp in the Lake and they draw in a lot of visitors. Nobody can tell you for definite where the fish appeared from with various apocryphal myths about escapees from visiting fairgrounds to eggs being brought on the feet of coots circulating - perhaps we'll never know. What we do know is that fish poaching occurs in spite of the signage prohibiting fishing. The fish are popular and the locals can get very stressed when it is spotted. If you are thinking of bringing a rod, please don't is the message of this short video which features some of the star exhibits - hey poacher leave them fish alone!
Swans with cygnets at Doncaster Lakeside
It's a short and sweet one from Tom Common. For those that like to go ''awwww' recently hatched cygnets in May 2021. Great footage with excellent colour
Swans with cygnets (2) at Doncaster Lakeside
And here they are again. Tom Common provides an update on growth progress, this time they are out of the water...
Murmuration of Starlings at Doncaster Lakeside
When the starlings fly - wow do they know how to put on a show around Lakeside. Not the clearest video, nonetheless stunning imagery of synchronised flight.
A common sight over the Marina in the winter months between October and March. Bring a flask of tea, binoculars and a camera and be prepared to be awed...