Adel Dam Nature Reserve

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.

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.

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 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.

Lovely. Saw a woodpecker and a roe deer

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.It has potential but needs more respect and TLC. 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 teenagers without anything more important in their lives but to cause misery.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 to get a taster of the rest of the reserve.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 eat other small animals and birds. Suffice to say, feeding squirrel destroys biodiversity. 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!

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 aroundother 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.

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 titchy4. Hides are good but little happening on the day we visited.5. Pull this in with Golden Acre Park and its a good visit.

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.

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.