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The Friends of Judy Woods are keen to encourage the educational use of Judy Woods by local groups and schools.

Tree Planting:

Tree planting time of year again! In March 2008, classes from seven local primary schools will have planted about 1500 trees in Judy Woods!

Below are some photos of a class from Shirley Manor Primary.

  Brian demonstrates how to     Stuart (FoJW), Olivia             Lucy & Elizabeth
   plant a tree!                          & Jack

In February and March 2007, six local primary schools (Hill Top, Woodlands, Shirley Manor, Worthinghead, High Fernley and Low Moor) have planted nearly 1000 saplings (a mix of holly, field maple and oak) in Judy Woods. All the children were encouraged to come back and watch their tree grow! Each child was awarded with 'The Friends of Judy Woods' badges for his/ her hard work.

     Joseph & Matthew              Chelsea & Miss Wilson          Holly, Holly & Janine (Ciba)   Rhes, Brian (FoJW) & Lewis

     Woodlands Primary            Shirley Manor Primary          Low Moor Primary                 Wothinghead Primary

      Worthinghead Primary with volunteers            Katie, Anna & Mary (FoJW)

            from FoJW & Ciba                                   Hill Top Primary

The Friends hope to hold a big clean up in the woods in May, which will involve local school children picking up litter and a volunteers from a local business cleaning up the beck. Local primary schools will also be receiving a educational CD rom relating Judy Woods (linked to the National Curriculum), which has been funded as part of the Roots of Judy Woods project.

68th Bradford South St. Marys, Wyke Scout Group: 14th Sept 2005:

The Friends of Judy Woods went to collect about twenty five oak saplings from this scout group, which they had grown from seed. The scout group were presented with a certificate, badges and copies of the latest newsletter (see photos below). The scouts hope to grow more next year.

Peter Walker (Chair, FoJW) presents a               The 68th Bradford South Scouts with their saplings certificate of thanks to Hazel Chadwick from the scout group

The Scouts then came in the woods on Sunday 5th February 2006 to plant the oak saplings that they had grown. They also planted some other saplings and cleared some beech regeneration. This work will help increase the biodiversity in the woods and has been done with agreement from the Bradford Councils Parks and Landscapes Service, who manage the woods. See photo below.

Wyke Scouts with Jason Kerry from Royds (centre of back row)

Wibsey Scouts:

This group cleared some small beech and planted a mix of holly, oak and hazel at the start of March 2006. See photos below:

    Andrew Elphee plants a tree!       Wibsey Scouts at the end of a good task!

Tree Planting - Winter 2004/ 05:

Thousands of tree were planted by businesses, groups and schools with the help of Royds Neighbourhood Environmental Action Worker, Jason Kerry.

                    Staff from Ciba             Jason with Daniel Maddison from Woodside Primary School

Community Schools Clean Up: June 2003:

Two local schools were involved in this clean up – High Fernley and Woodside Primary Schools. The kids also enjoyed a game of ‘Bat and Moth’, which illustrates how bats track down food by the use of echo location. The event was kindly funded by Bradford South Community Chest.

Please contact Sal Bullimore at Royds Community Association (please go to the 'Contacts' page) if your group or school is interested in environmental educational activities and opportunities.