Lake Hide, Adel Dam
📍 LeedsWest Yorkshire
A bird hide at Adel Dam, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve next to Golden Acre Park, looking out over the central lake. Kingfishers are the star birds, with tufted ducks, grebes, water rails and wood
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A bird hide at Adel Dam, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve next to Golden Acre Park, looking out over the central lake. Kingfishers are the star birds, with tufted ducks, grebes, water rails and woodpeckers also about. The reserve is open at all times; dogs are not allowed and some paths are uneven and boggy.
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