Always a lovely walk at Adel Dam, kids love it and we saw some amazing wildlife. We were especially lucky to see the Mandarin Duck, one of the most beautiful ducks in the world.

1. Its not easy to find. Its next to Golden Acre Park but not signposted. 2. Google Maps took us to a Mercure Hotel car park which is not what you want. 3. Its titchy 4. Hides are good but little happening on the day we visited. 5. Pull this in with Golden Acre Park and its a good visit.

Love the new building they've done- great new hide and circular walk, with lots of boardwalks

Adel dam is off to the side of golden acre park. I've walked around this anumber of times of the years. It a great place to go for a walk. Avoid the wet periods as it gets really muddy. There areca number of pathe around the nature reserve, with a wide range of widelife to be seen. There are a number of huts to watch the wildlife from. A lot of work is being done to improve the site and the experience for all those visiting the site. Lots of paths, bridges, etc... have been built to improve the experience.

Patience is a virtue and there are surprises to be found if you just stop, listen and relax. It might take a while for the wildlife to trust you. Some parts of the circular path are in a poor state and some of the bridges are a bit wobbly. The building rubble at one edge of the reserve can't be a good for nature either. The new bird hide is fantastic and I hope it stays that way. There are waterfowl here, however they seem to visit intermittently. The second small hide has been a bit ruined by childish graffiti. You aren't going to be able to get a mobility vehicle or pram around the circular walk, sorry. There's nice seating area near the entrance and the first/main bird hide to get a taster of the rest of the reserve, if you have limited mobility. The newer walking platform is great but now highlights where other parts of the path really need attention as get very muddy in the wet months. If you walk around here very quietly and on days that the reserve isn't busy you might even see some dear! If you feed squirrels here then bear in mind they destroy biodiversity, by eating the food other animals would eat. Squirrels and rats hang out together so if you hand feed them don't be surprised if you and your family become ill... Please don't encourage feeding of either squirrels or rats. Please no dogs or bikes either!

A really nice pocket sized Nature Reserve. One trail around the big lake through the woods means you are unlikely to get lost. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust often has staff on site to help advise and inform. No entry charge. 2 hides to sit in. One is wheelchair friendly. There is also a new screen to stand behind and observe nature. Some boggy areas have wooden walkways around to the lake hide. Beyond that you will need boots if we have had rain or snow as the ground is muddy and there are lots of roots to get passed. Things to see Many duck breeds, little Egrets, Herons, Grebes, Kingfishers, Red Kites often overhead. There are also Roe Deer.

I was alerted to this place on social networking, and having visited some years ago I was interested to see it now. And what a great job they have done to the site. I had a great walk around the trail with my daughter who also found it interesting. The bird hydes, sculptures, nature and wildlife information was a great educational, calming and enjoyable experience. We were wondering if it could be classified as wheelchair friendly, but we thought not as the entire route would nit be manageable. Maybe in time to come. A very nice walk. Many thanks.

Always great to explore this nature reserve. They are presently rebuilding the first bird hide. The stream and Dam where very high. Also very muddy but that is to be expected. Didn’t see lots of wildlife although heard it as it was fast approaching dusk when we went around. I think this, golden acre and Paul's pond are some of my favourite nature places in North Leeds.

am loving going down there with my wife and father in law and taken some good photo's on my nikon d3300 with a nikon 55 to 200 mm len's. it's a gem of a place to go down sit watch and take good photo's as well as meet people down there and have a good old chat.

fantastic place to spot a kingfisher. loads of other species of birds too take a camera or just a flask and watch them. one Sunday a month the volunteers are around to answer any questions and feeding is that Sunday Tuesday and Friday

Lovely reserve - great for every age group! Lake, woods and the Golden Acre Park on the other side. The Park also had a café that offers some vegan food and coffee as well which is very welcome after a long walk.

Someone's been busy while I've been away. New open access entrance with a big new shelter which includes a table and bench, and signage to encourage people in. A new open access view spot for the lake, replete with newly rebuild water outlet. And a new 20m walkway at the back end of the trial which removes the worst of the muddy sections of the trial. Suitable for prams and wheel-chairs but you'll still struggle to get around other sections with those anyway. It also removes some of the natural charm. But no wellies needed. All this together with previous work to rebuild bird hide 1, and titillation to hide 2. Seems like they're serious about getting people to use the reserve. And they've left the gate unlocked too so you don't need to jump to the fence to get out.

back to nature 😁 First visit for me being February nature was not at its best but as i walked through the gate the first thing i saw was a deer in the distance but before i could get the camera out it had vanished . will visit again in spring summer when every thing is more active. you can pas the golden acre park and lake on the way back to the car

A great little property on which to easily see a range of woodland and wetland birds. I've been visiting this nature reserve for over 40 years and seen some big changes, including regional extinctions and arrival of exotic species.

Although this is a great site they have put in a new hide, it's great but attention to detail is sadly missing, you are sat down and right in front of you is a contaminated pool of water, it's contaminated by the workmen who built the hide , the feeders are all filthy you can see the residue of the cement everywhere this is the contamination i am talking about, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust as big as you are need to speak to the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, they will give them pointers on how a site should look, lets face it your wife puts a roast dinner in front of you great but the plate is filthy would you eat from it, that's another thing the feeders the whole point of the feeders are to put some sort of seed etc inside them this will encourage more birds to come. now i say this is a great site it is there are plenty of small birds about what we would call the usual suspects but Jays are no longer here probably don't like the sound of chainsaws, now before YWT gets annoyed by saying it all takes time and money, yes i appreciate that but cleaning and filling the feeders should come before a Magnificent 3 meter high sculpture of a Kingfisher. there is a new wood structure being built but when i went he is on his tod so i can see it will take some time. i will be back but when, Harwood Hall and St Aidens is so inviting, one last dig (sorry about that) upto the first hide the paths are passable with my mobility scooter but the second hide needs a bit of thought, get on a scooter see what we have to put up with, fitting wooden pathways is great except getting the wheels onto it is a bit of a problem then when the path ends and big bump back onto terra firma is in the offing.

Love this place. Two bird hides. I've spotted Mandarin Ducks, Woodpeckers, Jays, Nuthatches and of course, Squirrels. Lovely circular walk through the woods.

Amazing such a beautiful place, so quiet and peaceful, highly recommend a visit 😊

I was a bit disappointed when we came here, the first hide wasn't open, and the second hide, wasn't accesable for my mobile scooter. I'm hoping next time I go, I'll at least get into the first hide, irs a shame that the other hide isn't accesable.

Gorgeous views and is one of the best places to see wildlife in Leeds

A great little nature reserve. The new hide and the pool are starting to look very nice indeed. One of the best places locally for seeing mandarin ducks.

If the Marsh hide was due to be finished mid April, your website needs updating it looks like there is still a lot of work to do. The dam hide is getting vandalised but the view from this hide is not very good, vegetation in the middle of the dam overgrown. It used to be quite good visiting. Not anymore.