The Memorial Wood

£22,000 was donated by local people and organisations to the Bradford CAN appeal towards cancer research and treatment, with a proportion meeting the cost of the trees. A plaque in the wood lists those commemorated. The trees are a mixture of oak, rowan and birch, and almost encircle the disused Kettlewell reservoir.

This peaceful commemorative woodland is behind Betty's Wood, below the old Kettlewell reservoir — a serene area where people come to remember their loved ones.

"More than 100 people planted living memorials as the latest additions to the Telegraph & Argus Bradford CAN Cancer Research Appeal Memorial Wood. About 300 oak, birch and rowan trees have now been planted on the site at the St Ives Estate in Harden, near Bingley. Trees have been for sale at £50 each and the proceeds go to the Bradford CAN Appeal, which has just topped £1 million. Every tree has a metal plate with its reference number so it can be identified. There is a clearing in the middle of the wood with benches and a plaque showing each tree's reference number and dedication."

The Friends Wood, 2007

In 2007 the Friends of St Ives planted a small woodland in conjunction with Bradford Council's parks and landscape service. Local people could buy a tree for £20 and dedicate it to a loved one. Native species of oak and Scots pine were chosen to match the existing area; each new sapling was planted with a nursery species such as birch for protection, later removed once the native tree was established.

The first stage of planting started in November, carried out by the council's parks and landscape service, who also erected a plaque to mark the site and later added benches and picnic tables. Over 200 trees were planted in this area.

From the car park next to the Golf Club, walk up Crossgate Lane; at the end of the lane, just past the 20-acre field, you'll see the entrance to this beautiful, calm woodland on the left-hand side.