Leeds Links : Environmental Groups

• Friends of Beckett Street Cemetery

  Leeds-based group preserving a Victorian cemetery. History, photo gallery and advice on grave searches.

  www.beckettstreetcemetery.org.uk/

• Freecycleleeds

  Local Yahoo! group recycling to keep stuff out of landfill.

  groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycleleeds/

• Kirkstall Valley Campaign

  The detailed history and background of a ten-year community campaign to preserve and protect green open space near Leeds city centre.

  www.illo.demon.co.uk/

• Friends of Middleton Park

  Formed to promote local interest and involvement in the park and its woodland. Includes a guide to the park, its archeology, history and wildlife, and details of the group's activities, meetings, events and news.

  www.fomp.co.uk/

• RSPB Leeds Local Group

  Meetings, outings, news, and newsletter articles.

  www.rspb.org.uk/groups/leeds/

• Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods

  Protects and enhances the natural beauty of a ribbon of woodland and grassland in north Leeds. Information about group, events and membership, also about the woods and their wild life.

  www.fgvw.co.uk/

• BTCV Hollybush Conservation Centre

  Provides a conservation centre, gardening training, and volunteer opportunities on a range of environmental programmes.

  www2.btcv.org.uk/display/btcv_leeds

• Woodhouse Ridge Action Group (WRAG)

  Volunteers supporting an urban woodland on the eastern flank of Headingley Hill. Information about membership, activities and meetings.

  www.woodhouseridge.org.uk/

• The Friends of Roundhay Park

  Profile, newsletter and activities with panoramic tour of Roundhay Park and Tropical World.

  www.forp.co.uk/

• Leeds Sustainability Network

  Group promoting understanding of Peak Oil, climate change, and globalisation; information about their activities, events, news and a discussion forum.

  www.leeds-susnet.org.uk/

• The Friends of Temple Newsam Park

  Information about the park and house, history, and the activities of the group.

  www.thefinancialdirectory.com/vantage/templenewsam/