is there a Townclose Hills Nature Reserve in Leeds?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 26 Mar, 2012 7:30 pm

I've just been looking something up and during that I came across a website where people have commented on places/objects to visit/see in Leeds. The more obvious attractions were voted at the top of the list but at number 47 out of 72 in the voting list was 'Townclose Hills Nature Reserve' at Station Road, England and said to be 4.0 miles from the city centre. I've never heard of that reserve! I wonder if it really is in Leeds though as further down the list was Clapham (Ingleton) that was said to be 1.6 miles from the city centre and had a post code LS1 5DF. As far as I know, all the other places/objects to visit/see were in or close to Leeds.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Mon 26 Mar, 2012 8:10 pm

I just googled this and apparently it is known locally as "Billy Wood" and is in Kippax. I don't know the area but it looks like it's next to a disused railway line to the West of Kippax, North of Great Preston.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 26 Mar, 2012 8:52 pm

BarFly wrote: I just googled this and apparently it is known locally as "Billy Wood" and is in Kippax. I don't know the area but it looks like it's next to a disused railway line to the West of Kippax, North of Great Preston. Thanks BarFly.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Mon 26 Mar, 2012 9:00 pm

Leodian wrote: Thanks BarFly. You're welcome -- I have to find out these things especially when googling turns up "hotels near" like it's somewhere you'd plan a holiday around. I'm sure it's very nice but it looks just like some woods on a hill to me and not something that would attract tourists.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 26 Mar, 2012 9:09 pm

It's on the council website: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/page.aspx?pagei ... 7094cca79c

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 26 Mar, 2012 9:23 pm

raveydavey wrote: It's on the council website: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/page.aspx?pagei ... 7094cca79c Thanks raveydavey. I like the sound of the Glowworm Walk mentioned through that link.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Mon 26 Mar, 2012 10:17 pm

Leodian wrote: I like the sound of the Glowworm Walk mentioned through that link. Now I see that it does sound like somewhere I'd go as a tourist .

book · Post by **book** » Mon 26 Mar, 2012 11:08 pm

I think it can be accessed from Woodlesford by walking beside the canal then heading towards Swillington and Allerton Bywater. There is a lot of water over that way. It heads over towards the bottom of Swilington Common and up towards Garforth and Kippax. I walked over that way a year or so ago