Rodley Nature Reserve is an oasis of calm at the edge of bustling Leeds. And for volunteer Edna Cowan, her relationship with the area in the Kirkstall Valley is a true love story.

Rodley Nature Reserve has announced that it will close for an "uncertain" amount of time due to a new housing development being built nearby. Leeds news you can trust since 1890.

Rodley Nature Reserve has been recognised as a Dragonfly Hotspot by The British Dragonfly Society. Volunteers who run the site have been working hard sine 2004 to create natural habitats that will ...

A much-loved nature reserve in Leeds has been axed from a list of options that could form part of the city's future flood defences. All Sections. News you can trust since 1754. Sign In.

But volunteers who run the neighbouring Rodley Nature Reserve say they’re concerned about the impact on species from being so close to a building site.

Professional wildlife photographer Rosie Dutton is inviting women from across the city to sign up for a ladies’ only photography workshop at Rodley Nature Reserve on Saturday May 3.