What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Wild leaf salad with a fruit vinaigrette dressing, accompanied by home baked nettle seed bread and followed by elderberry and almond tart anybody? This Saturday (20 September 2014) Craig Worrall of Edible Leeds will be leading a Wild Food Walk around Skelton Grange Environment Centre’s beautiful wildlife area. Berries
Join Sky Ride Local for a gentle cycle along the tow path from Thwaite Mills in Stourton to the Royal Armouries Museum on Sunday (7 September 2014). Not cycled for a while and looking for an easy way to get back in the saddle? Fancy a fun way to
Visitors to Thwaite Mills museum in Stourton are being offered the unique opportunity to make their journey in style this Sunday by taking a nostalgic ride on a vintage bus. As part of Leeds City Transport Vintage Bus Running Day on Sunday 31 August 2014, free buses from the
If you go down in the woods today … you will find out how thousands of children and adults from Leeds have already benefited from spending time outdoors at Skelton Grange Environment Centre, thanks to funding from the Big Lottery and National Grid. Run by the charity The Conservation
The first, pilot, edition of our South Leeds Life newspaper is now available at community venues throughout South Leeds. The papers have been distributed to libraries, schools and community centres – please check the list below to find your nearest pick up point. We would very much like your
Staff and volunteers at Skelton Grange will be travelling to work by two wheels during Bike Week, 14-22 June. There’ll be a special bicycle tour showing volunteers how to easy it is to get to the centre by bicycle – followed by a Tour de France Grand Départ bikers’
This year is the 30th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) and to celebrate Skelton Grange Environment Centre in south Leeds has lots of volunteering opportunities going on. Three of the days are being led by Skelton Grange’s current team of dedicated Volunteer Officers as they teach Leeds primary
Children are invited to set up camp and spend a day in the woods, taking part in shelter building, fire lighting, woodland crafts and environmental games. Skelton Grange Environment Centre at Stourton has places on its Bushcraft event for children aged 8-12 years on Wednesday 28 May, during half term
Do you care about the world around you and want to do something to make a difference? Do you want to share your passion for the environment with the next generation? Do you want to work in the environmental sector, but lack the experience to land your first job? If
The Conservation Volunteers are celebrating the hard work of over 40 volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre this year, as they complete a series of improvements to promote biodiversity and visitor access to the site. The Skelton Grange Wild Area Project will be completed with a final volunteer event