THE NATION’S FAVOURITE SPOTS FOR WILDLIFE We are delighted to announce that, thanks to your votes, Rodley Nature Reserve came top in BBC Wildlife Magazine’s poll to find the favourite wildlife spots in Yorkshire and Humberside. This result meant that the Reserve went into the national final and came fifth overall in the list of […]
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Trustees were delighted to attend the Leeds Architecture Awards at Leeds Town Hall to receive a prestigious award for Landscape Stewardship. In presenting the award Seamus Corr, Principal Landscape Architect, Leeds City Council, commented – “Rodley Nature Reserve represents an excellent example of how a charity can take on the responsibility for managing a piece
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On Saturday 1st December Rodley Nature Reserve was presented with Open Country’s Good Access Award for 2018 which recognises the best countryside “access for all” project in Yorkshire. The Yorkshire-based Charity Open Country help people with disabilities to access the countryside and this award celebrates the efforts of our volunteers in making the Reserve more
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A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS WHO VOTED FOR US IN THE COUNTRYFILE MAGAZINE 2018 AWARDS – WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU TO READ WHAT THE JUDGES SAID FOLLOW THIS LINK
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Since 2012 the Reserve has worked towards the introduction of the Harvest Mouse to areas of the Reserve providing a suitable habitat – since this time approx. 900 mice have been released. The flood occurrence over Xmas 2015 completely swamped the early release areas causing significant damage to the habitat and it was thought at
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Rodley Nature Reserve is a wetland reserve close to the heart of Leeds. Located near to the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, it is a recognised flyway for wildfowl and waders on migration.