Wildlife Of Nature Reserve - Hirst Wood, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 50.387 W 001° 48.060
30U E 578893 N 5966362
This sign about local wildlife is in a small nature reserve, created and maintained by the local community on a voluntary basis.
Waymark Code: WMTXVV
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/20/2017
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Hirst Wood is a community of just over 600 households to the west of Shipley and Saltaire in West Yorkshire. It is an area surrounded by great natural beauty, including the Leeds-Liverpool canal, the River Aire and the ancient woodland that gave the area its name.
Hirst Wood Regeneration Group was set up early in 2000 with the aim of improving facilities in the neighbourhood and building a sense of pride in our community.
The most recent project, opened on 12 September 2015, turned a boggy, overgrown field next to Hirst Lock into a nature area that everyone can enjoy.
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Hirst lock is the 19th lock on the canal from the start at Leeds. It is named for the local area. The nature reserve is on the opposite side of the canal from the tow path, but a nearby swing bridge gives access to the nature reserve, that also has a car park nearby.
The sign
Part of the nature reserve is a small pond with a board walk over wet, boggy land. It gives information about the birds that can be seen in the area, and inverterbrates and amphibians, many of which can be found in the pond.