Adel Bog is a wonderful haven of tranquillity in the middle of Adel Woods.
Over the last six years Friends of Adel Woods and other groups have done a lot of work to prevent it disappearing through the process of succession – the gradual change from bog to oak woodland – because the bog is a special habitat in the context of Adel Woods, home to a number of plants like the heath spotted orchid, bog asphodel, tormentil.
Today, an enthusiastic group of volunteers, under the guidance of Steve Joul, senior ranger with Leeds City Council, spent a happy couple of hours removing tree seedlings and bramble from the bog.
Have a look at our blog entry for 16 July for some pictures of the flowers in the woods.