Medieval lake in north Leeds set to be restored after £50,000 boost

By The Newsroom
Published 15th Feb 2019, 11:50 BST
Updated 15th Feb 2019, 11:54 BST
The Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods in North Leeds has received a substantial five-figure pot of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for its Heritage on your doorstep project.

Thanks to National Lottery players, the project will restore the medieval Gledhow lake in Gledhow Valley Woods.

The £50,000 cash injection will help the team to remove silt, improve biodiversity and encourage community use of the area by working with local schools and community groups to develop an exciting programme of community activities and events.

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The work will get underway in Spring 2019 and is expected to be completed by April 2021.

Picture by Allan McKenzie/YP - 10/10/2014 - Press - Gledhow Valley Woods Planning Protest - Chapel Allerton, Leeds, England - Martin Calvert, Peter & Robbie Foulston, Joan & Mervyn Clayton of the Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods at the site of the planning objection.Picture by Allan McKenzie/YP - 10/10/2014 - Press - Gledhow Valley Woods Planning Protest - Chapel Allerton, Leeds, England - Martin Calvert, Peter & Robbie Foulston, Joan & Mervyn Clayton of the Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods at the site of the planning objection.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/YP - 10/10/2014 - Press - Gledhow Valley Woods Planning Protest - Chapel Allerton, Leeds, England - Martin Calvert, Peter & Robbie Foulston, Joan & Mervyn Clayton of the Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods at the site of the planning objection.

The project aims to carry out essential conservation work to secure the long-term future of the lake that is likely to disappear due to the build -up of silt in the lake and lack of regular maintenance if no remedial action is taken.