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Alwoodley Golf Club

Golf clubs and courses designed by Alister MacKenzieGolf clubs and courses in YorkshireSport in LeedsSports clubs and teams established in 1907

Alwoodley Golf Club is a golf club located in Alwoodley, North Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1907. The 18-hole golf course was the first to be designed by renowned architect, Alister MacKenzie. It is recognised as one of the best inland heathland courses in England.

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Alwoodley Golf Club
Wigton Gate, Leeds Alwoodley Gates

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Wigton Gate
LS17 8EL Leeds, Alwoodley Gates
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Eccup Reservoir
Eccup Reservoir

Eccup Reservoir is a reservoir in Alwoodley, a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, near the village of Eccup. It was first constructed in 1843, and expanded to its present size in 1897. The open water area is 91 hectares (220 acres), making it largest area of water in West Yorkshire. It receives water from several smaller reservoirs and from the River Ouse. The reservoir is owned by Yorkshire Water. The reservoir and the surrounding woodlands are both Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The western end of the reservoir is the most vegetated. Fringing vegetation includes shore-weed (Littorella uniflora) and amphibious bistort (Persicaria amphibia), and such sedges as bottle sedge (Carex rostrata) and bladder sedge (Carex vesicaria), as well as taller stands of bulrush (Typha latifolia) and common spike-rush (Eleocharis palustris). Bladder sedge is rare in the county, only having been recorded at two other sites. The reservoir is now home to a growing population of red kites.The reservoir is visited by large numbers of migrating and overwintering wading birds and waterfowl. The most significant of these is the goosander, with up to 2% of the British population overwintering here. Others include wigeon, teal, pochard, shelduck, shoveler, ruddy duck, goldeneye, greylag goose, dunlin and green sandpiper, while mallard and tufted duck are present all year round, as are curlew, redshank and common sandpiper.There are 25 geocaches around Eccup Reservoir, making it a popular place with walkers. A circular walk of about 5 mi (8 km) around the reservoir is possible.