St Aidan's Nature Reserve
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Swillington /
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park, nature reserve, RSPB - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - UK
St Aidan's is a 400 hectare Country Park between Leeds and Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. The land was formerly an opencast coal mining area that was flooded after the riverbank collapsed. Repairs and remediation required its own act in Parliament to allow the necessary works to go ahead. Mining ceased at St Aidan's in 2002.
The Country Park opened on to the public in May 2013 under the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). However, the car park and visitor centre were subsequently closed in July 2013 due to unresolved land issues. The Country Park remains open for those on foot or bicycle, but the RSPB have dramatically scaled back their presence.
The Country Park opened on to the public in May 2013 under the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). However, the car park and visitor centre were subsequently closed in July 2013 due to unresolved land issues. The Country Park remains open for those on foot or bicycle, but the RSPB have dramatically scaled back their presence.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Aidan's
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°45'3"N 1°24'24"W
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- RSPB Middleton Lakes 130 km
- Snettisham 159 km
- Highnam Woods Bird Reserve 217 km
- RSPB Loch Leven Centre at Vane Farm 299 km
- Ramsey Island 337 km
- Arne SSSI and RSPB reserve 342 km
- Culbin Sands 455 km
- Swilington Park Fisheries 1.7 km
- Landfill 3.5 km
- Oulton Park Golf Course 3.6 km
- Springhead Park 3.9 km
- Temple Newsam Park 4.3 km
- Temple Newsam Golf Club 5.6 km
- The decommissioned part of Knostrop STW 5.9 km
- Knostrop Wastewater Treatment Works 6.6 km
- Primrose Valley 7 km
- Halton Moor 7 km