| Golden Acre Park | |
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| Type | Parkland, woodland, gardens |
| Location | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Operated by | Leeds City Council |
| Status | Open all year |
Golden Acre Park is a public park near Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (grid reference SE267417), administered by Leeds City Council. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. This article discusses the metropolitan district of the City of Leeds. Bramhope is a village and Civil parish in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, north of Holt Park Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude This article discusses the metropolitan district of the City of Leeds.
It opened as a privately run amusement park in 1932 with a miniature railway, swimming pool and boating lake, but closed during the Second World War and was taken over by the Council in 1945. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The lake was formed by damming Adel Beck and was larger than at present. Adel is a wealthy Suburb in North Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Today the park has a lake with wildfowl, informal gardens, demonstration gardens, a special collection of heathers, and woodland and open spaces. Calluna vulgaris (also known as Ling is the sole species in the Genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae. The gardens contain the National Plant Collections of Lilac, Deutzia, Hosta and Hemerocallis. The NCCPG National Plant Collection scheme is the main conservation vehicle whereby the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG can accomplish The unrelated but somewhat similar-looking Chinaberry ( Melia azedarach) is sometimes called "lilac" too Deutzia is a Genus of about 60 species of Shrubs in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to eastern and central Asia (from the Hosta ( syn: Funkia) is a Genus of about 23–40 Species of Lily -like plants native to northeast Asia. Daylilies comprise the small Genus Hemerocallis of flowering plants in the family Hemerocallidaceae. [1]
The park is on the east side of the A660 road. The A660 is a major Road in West Yorkshire, England that runs from Leeds to Burley-in-Wharfedale where it meets the A65 On the west side is a car park and Breary Marsh nature reserve, with a pedestrian tunnel under the road joining them to the main park. The Leeds Country Way passes through the park, and the Meanwood Valley Trail links the park to Woodhouse Moor. The Leeds Country Way is a circular long-distance footpath of 62 miles (99 km around Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The Meanwood Valley Trail is a waymarked footpath and annual (March/April footrace route in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Woodhouse Moor is an open space approximately one mile (16 km from Leeds city centre West Yorkshire, England.
Gallery
 Golden Acre Park map sign |
 Breary Marsh nature reserve |
References
- ^ NCCPG website. Retrieved on 2007-09-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France.
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