Adel Woods
📍 LeedsWest Yorkshire
175 acres of north Leeds woodland with a stone aqueduct, a beck and the Slabbering Baby spring
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Free to walk the woods
About
A large woodland between Adel and Alwoodley, part of the Meanwood Valley Local Nature Reserve and on the Meanwood Valley Trail. Look out for the Seven Arches aqueduct, the Slabbering Baby spring and the old mill ruins, and children can paddle in Adel Beck with an adult. Trails are not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs.
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Costs to know about: Two free car parks (Stairfoot Lane and Alwoodley Village Green)
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