THE fight to reclaim West Haigh Woods is being led by a local community group.

The publicly-owned woodland, between Grimethorpe and Great Houghton, has been besieged by problems with anti-social behaviour.

The off-road bikers, campfires and more led to the creation of the West Haigh Woods Custodians in 2015.

And the group is renewing its efforts to make the woodland habitat safe once again for the animals that live there with a public meeting on Tuesday.

The group is meeting between 5.30 and 7pm in Grimethorpe’s Acorn Centre, High Street, in C Block.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle