All the waste left behind would have caused damage to wildlife. Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve is a protected area of natural beauty which is used as a nesting ground for several species of birds. The rave, which made headlines nationally, led to three arrests and equipment being confiscated by police as around 200 people descended on the quiet woodland area on Monday night. Visitors reportedly waded through the River Aire shortly after 7pm on Monday night. Tel: +44(0)7940488008, Copyright Thrust Publishing Ltd. The community has since been rallying to tidy the rubbish left in the nature reserve, which is the home of a number of rare birds and other wildlife. Superintendent Chris Bowen said: "We would urge people to consider their own safety and the safety of others, particularly during the warmer weather and the ongoing period of lockdown. Copyright Thrust Publishing Ltd. Thrust Publishing Ltd, Unit 3, 30-40 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ, United Kingdom.
Keep in touch with the latest clean-up developments here. Posting on the Kirkstall Valley Flytip Trolleys Litter Antisocial Behaviour today, they said: “We still have to arrange for the waste to be boated across from the island as some of those bags are pretty heavy. An illegal rave at the Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve in Leeds attracted around 200 attendees on Monday night.
Learn how your comment data is processed. “We will continue to work alongside our partners to engage, explain and encourage in a way that will influence people’s behaviours, using enforcement only in the circumstances that we have to.”, In a Facebook post, local group Kirkstall Valley Flytip Trolleys Litter Antisocial Behaviour shared photos of the aftermath of the gathering, as well as writing: “People have a full blown amped up music rave on the nature reserve last night from approx 9pm.”, “We are DISGUSTED with the LITTLE RESPECT people show for wildlife thinking only of themselves and where they can get the next high from… No one is innocent here, if you started this rave or attended you ALL know it was on a NATURE RESERVE as your map and informant would have told you! /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. Leeds Live has reported on gruesome images which show a dead and trampled bird following the illegal rave. 28 May 2020. Local resident Paegan Ward told Leeds Live: "It's really beautiful down here, but it's been ruined. Superintendent Chris Bowen of West Yorkshire Police said in a statement: “We would urge people to consider their own safety and the safety of others, particularly during the warmer weather and the ongoing period of lockdown.
The extent of the damage to wildlife in this part of the reserve has yet to be determined. "We're in lockdown and it's just so disrespectful. Earlier this month, an illegal rave was shut down by West Mercia Police in Telford, Shropshire. Kirkstall: Community rallies to clean up in aftermath of nature reserve rave. A young couple also carried out a clean up on the reserve side, finding big pieces of metal, suitcase, clothing and food tins. It’s not the first such gathering that has been shut down in recent weeks in the UK. Two young trees had been broken on the main path in to the reserve. Latimer, Clarion Housing Group’s development arm, has completed the purchase of a major new £200 million residential site off Kirkstall Road. Alongside that Facebook post, a spokesperson for Urban Wildlife Leeds wrote: "Well the fine youth of Leeds ONCE AGAIN show NO RESPECT for wildlife in bird breeding season never mind lock down. Council members have clashed over plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport, as the issue is fast-becoming one of the most contentious planning... Leeds will enter enhanced local restrictions from midnight tonight, with potential fines in place for anyone visiting another person’s house, writes Richard... You have entered an incorrect email address! Three arrests have been made and sound equipment has been seized after the West Yorkshire Police shut down the lockdown-breaking party. Visitors reportedly waded through the River Aire shortly after 7pm on Monday night. Revellers waded through the RIver Aire to access the island site. Three arrests were made after West Yorkshire Police shut down the party. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.djmag.com as the source. “.
I totally understand that people want to have a good time, but it's not just the rave and the mess that's made me angry. “We will continue to work alongside our partners to engage, explain and encourage in a way that will influence people’s behaviours, using enforcement only in the circumstances that we have to.”, Read this next: How illegal rave crews are using custom apps to .avoid the police. */.