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The Friends of Roundhay Park are thrilled to announce that we have received the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This prestigious award is given to volunteer groups that demonstrate outstanding work in their local community. A huge huge thank you to all our volunteers over the years who have helped in projects from litter picking…

Every second Thursday of the month (October through February). Mum’s meander has had another successful year. We will see you in October.

Discover nature on your doorstep by taking photos on the iNaturalist app of wildlife in your streets, parks and gardens, and help us create a map of wildlife across North East Leeds. iNaturalist is used worldwide to connect people to nature. It helps users identify plants and animals, while generating data for science and conservation….

In November 2023 REAP set up a citizen science project to monitor, record and report on water quality in Roundhay Park.  This work was initially funded by a grant from Change X which paid for a subscription, training and testing kits from Freshwater Watch.  In year 2 the project was funded by REAP and FORP with further…

Seven parks and green spaces in Leeds, including Roundhay Park, were awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award after achieving international quality mark in 2024. The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces,…

WalkSafe Leeds is a free safety app available nationwide, but they’ve developed Leeds-specific features for users when they’re within a 6km radius of the city centre. Users can share their locations and journeys when out and about with contacts they trust, so that they can get around/get home safely, and when within Leeds they can…