BTCV are to start the process of restoring Adel Bog to its full glory with the aid of funding from Alwoodley Parish Council and a grant from Access to Nature. The bog has been slowly been turning to dry land in the process of succession – the taking over by “non-bog” species, in this case primarily purple moor grass and birch trees.
The Bog is the only site in 
Leeds to have the heath spotted orchid and this morning we counted just short of forty in flower, so the habitat is definitely worth saving.
BTCV will do seven days of work on the bog during August, clearing back the tree line and removing encroaching species.
Friends of Adel Woods 