News By: Bob Thorp

Biodiversity and the Climate Emergency

Biodiversity breakdown has seen 60% of all wildlife lost in the past 50 years and climate breakdown is accelerating the damage. It has been reported that the Australian fires damaged...

Yes to a new Bradford Parks Forum!

Friends groups from across the district gathered together on Saturday 1st February and agreed to found a new parks forum. Bradford Parks Forum will work in partnership with the Council...

St Ives National Heritage Lottery Fund Bid

During 2020 Bradford Council will be working with the St Ives community to submit an Expression of Interest for funding of up to £5m. The well loved estate requires significant...

Ancient Art of Coppicing Returns to St Ives

The Ancient art of coppicing has returned to St Ives and is being extended to other Bradford district woodlands. Volunteers from Forest of Bradford (BEAT) and Trust for Conservation Volunteers...

Park Wood Surprises

The Woodland archaeological report for Park Wood, Keighley is now available. The woodland was investigated as part of the Pennine Prospects Celebrating Our Woodland Heritage project in January 2017.  This...

Making Space for Nature and people in Bradford Parks

Alongside our aim to make parks welcoming and accessible to people we are looking at how to make more space for nature in Bradford parks and green spaces. It is...

Keep off the grass – long is the new short!

The fashion in parks is changing.  Long is the new short!  Closely mowed and manicured grass is giving way to more wavy bee and other insect friendly meadows in less...