To maintain this community open space, enhancing the biodiversity by undertaking planting, and therefore increasing the wildlife. A Heritage Lottery Grant in September 2015 enabled the Friends to improve access for wheelchairs and buggies, and provide information by installing information boards, documenting the history and biodiversity of the field and its surroundings. The Friends organise […]
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To find a group simply click on an appropriate Category in the list below or a location in the right sidebar.To Apply for Membership
Groups can apply for membership and on acceptance be added to the Directory for Free and can get involved in shaping the future of the Natural environment in Kirklees through partnerships with other groups. Click here to Become a Member.Benefits
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- quarterly meetings to share information, knowledge and resources with similar groups all across Kirklees.
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Friends of Cinderhills Recreation Ground
Friends of Cinderhills Rec is a group of local residents working with Kirklees Council to make improvements to their local park
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To preserve the natural environment of Cliff Recreation Ground. To encourage greater use of the Rec, as a community resource. To promote a sense of ownership of the Rec amongst people living locally, particularly young people. To develop the Rec as a destination for visitors from outside the local area
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To support Cliffe House as a vibrant, safe and enjoyable environment for residents and visitors. To promote the profile of Cliffe House and work cohesively within the village.
Read moreFriends of Cowcliffe Community Recreation Area
Community group to develop local Recreation area – for play, exercise, nature to be somewhere community is proud of.
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To help support and maintain Crow Nest Park for the local community
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To conserve Dean Wood, its flora and fauna and wildlife habitats as a community resource and promote its use by local people as a place for the quiet enjoyment and study of the countryside.’ To Plan organise and carry out practical conservation works and such other activities as the Group
Read moreFriends of Dewsbury Station
We aim to help make Dewsbury Station an attractive gateway into Dewsbury, by litter picking, planting and commissioning art.
Read moreFriends of Earlsheaton Park
We are a group of local community members, of Earlsheaton and the surrounding areas. Our aim is to understand what improvements the community would like to see in the park and other communal areas. To raise funds and organise volunteering activity, so that we can improve the area and provide an opportunity for the community […]
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To preserve and enhance East Hill Woods as a community resource and promote
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