View through the trees across the lake at Alderwood Fishery

Day-ticket carp & coarse

Doncaster’s best
kept secret — peace, quiet and big carp.

A stocked, hand-managed water on the edge of Moss. Specimen carp to 38lb this season, and a bank that rewards patience.

38lb

Lake record carp

40+

Known twenty-pound fish

10

Quiet, spacious pegs

Year-round

Day tickets & night fishing

The water

Quiet banks.
Room to breathe.

A genuine look around Alderwood — open water, spacious pegs and the quiet setting anglers come back for.

Wide view across Alderwood Fishery lake and surrounding trees
A spacious fishing peg looking across the water at Alderwood Fishery
Alderwood Fishery water viewed through overhanging willow branches
Calm summer water and green banks at Alderwood Fishery
A view over Alderwood Fishery lake from the surrounding bank
Alderwood Fishery entrance sign on Heyworth Lane
Angler holding a carp on the bank at Alderwood Fishery

Genuine photographs from anglers and visitors to Alderwood Fishery.

The gallery

Fish that made
the season

Every catch is weighed, photographed and returned. These are the ones the bank talked about all year — and the real thing is bigger in the flesh.

Jordon holding a 27lb 8oz common carp at Alderwood Fishery

27lb 8oz

Common

Jordon’s superb Alderwood common.

Angler holding his 28lb personal-best common carp at Alderwood Fishery

28lb

Common

A new personal best from the water.

Young angler holding his first carp at Alderwood Fishery

First carp

Common

A young angler’s first ever carp.

Angler holding a large mirror carp caught at night at Alderwood Fishery

After dark

Mirror

One of Alderwood’s night-time rewards.

Angler holding a large golden common carp beside Alderwood lake

Alderwood

Common

A pristine common from the lake.

Young angler holding a recent common carp catch at Alderwood Fishery

Recent catch

Common

Another fine fish safely returned.

From the banks

Seasons of
memorable fish

A deeper look through the Alderwood catch album — commons, mirrors, daylight takes and after-dark rewards, all from this water.

Angler holding a large mirror carp beside the lake at Alderwood Fishery
Angler holding a broad common carp on the bank at Alderwood Fishery
Angler holding a golden mirror carp among the trees at Alderwood Fishery
Angler in a cap holding a large common carp at Alderwood Fishery
Angler holding a distinctive linear mirror carp at Alderwood Fishery
Angler kneeling with a mirror carp on the bank at Alderwood Fishery
Angler in sunglasses holding a common carp at Alderwood Fishery
Angler holding a golden common carp above an unhooking mat at Alderwood Fishery
Angler with a carp caught at dusk at Alderwood Fishery
Angler holding a carp during a night session at Alderwood Fishery

The catch archive

Sixty more reasons
to fish Alderwood

Years of real catches from the Alderwood banks — a living record of the commons and mirrors this quiet Doncaster water holds.

Josh with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Jason with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Jason with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Jason with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Danny with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Max with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Daniel with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Daniel with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Dave with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Dave with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Corey with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Corey with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Paul with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Paul with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Paul with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Ainsley with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Jordon with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Max with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a 14lb 11oz carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
14lb 11oz
Angler with a 16lb 12oz carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
16lb 12oz
Angler with a 17lb 2oz carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
17lb 2oz
Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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James with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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James with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Lenny with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a 20lb carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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Angler with a 21lb carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
21lb
Jon Paul with a carp caught at Alderwood Fishery
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60 genuine catch photographs from the Alderwood Fishery archive.

On the bank

Feel the water
before you arrive

Filmed at the water's edge at Alderwood — rod-pod mornings, misty starts and the fight at the net. Press play and spend an hour on the bank without leaving the house.

  • Full session film — from setting up to the last fish
  • Bank-side clips straight from the pegs
  • The kind of water you're buying a ticket for
On the bankA session at Alderwood

Google reviews

Rated 4.9 out of 5
by the anglers who fish it

★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews on Google

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★★★★★

“Me and my daughter spent 3 great days fishing at this lovely set back well maintained fishery. My daughter caught 2 stunning common carp 21.5 pound and a 22.5 both fish in pristine condition. The owners are really lovely people, we will definitely be back… we will see you very soon”

Jamie Sykes

Google review · a year ago

★★★★★

“Did 2 nights fishing here last week with my son, didn't catch anything but will be going again, credit to the owners absolutely stunning place with wildlife, real hidden gem. Thank you for letting us fish here”

L R

Google review · 2 years ago

★★★★★

“it's a very nice pond peaceful and very quiet i didn't do too well today but I'll definitely go back its very picturesque”

Steven Fox

Google review · a year ago

Your peg is waiting.

Day tickets are £10, overnight sessions £20 for 24 hours. Quiet banks, a water that delivers — message the fishery or find us on Facebook for the latest catches.