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New community park opens at former school site in Hyde Park: Growing beds

20 Feb 2024

New community park opens at former school site in Hyde Park

The community park on the former site of Royal Park School is officially opened. Hyde Park’s new Royal Park will provide residents with vegetable growing beds, a fruit orchard and outdoor gym facilities.

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P-p-p-pick up the perfect late Christmas gift as Lotherton launches adopt a penguin project: Penguin adoption

22 Dec 2023

P-p-p-pick up the perfect late Christmas gift as Lotherton launches adopt a penguin project

Last minute Christmas shoppers in Leeds can pick up the perfect present for animal lovers by adopting an adorable penguin. 

Lotherton Wildlife World is giving people the chance to adopt and support their colony of Humboldt penguins, helping the site to conserve the birds whilst also supporting international efforts to protect them in the wild. 

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Chance to make some deer friends at Lotherton this summer: IMG 7770

07 Aug 2023

Chance to make some deer friends at Lotherton this summer

Visitors to Lotherton can join the herd this summer and get a rare, up close look at the estate’s stunning resident red deer.

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Seven Leeds parks named amongst best in country after being awarded Green Flag status: roundhayparklake

19 Jul 2023

Seven Leeds parks named amongst best in country after being awarded Green Flag status

Seven parks and green spaces across Leeds have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award, including Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Middleton Park, Otley Chevin Forest Park, Pudsey Park Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam Estate.

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Tropical World Rainforest Canopy gets exciting makeover as it welcomes a pack of mischievous new animals: Pygmy Marmoset1

06 Apr 2023

Tropical World Rainforest Canopy gets exciting makeover as it welcomes a pack of mischievous new animals

Tropical World in Leeds has welcomed a whole host of new animals this week, which have taken up residence in the newly refurbished Rainforest Canopy area of the attraction.

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Joy as Temple Newsam’s Home Farm welcomes udderly cute new arrivals: Goat - Home Farm

06 Mar 2023

Joy as Temple Newsam’s Home Farm welcomes udderly cute new arrivals

Spring has sprung at Temple Newsam’s Home Farm as birthing season has brought some adorable new baby animals, with lots more expected over the coming weeks.

Parks and countryside

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26 Jan 2023

Leeds City Council decides not to progress the introduction of parking charges in Leeds parks

Over the last few months, Leeds City Council has been looking at a number of options to tackle major financial pressures to establish a sustainable budget for 2023/24.  As part of this, consideration was being given to the possible introduction of parking charges at its major parks along with some community parks.

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