Joanna Dornan, who produced the initial Permaculture design for the garden, and  cleared and planted it.

Leeds Permaculture Network, who initially oversaw the development of the garden until the formation of Friends of Bedford Fields.

Ben Lawson, who joined in 2013 and did an amazing job of developing the garden, he also found funding for the garden and ran a brilliant programme of educational courses. Sadly, Ben left us in 2019 to develop the market garden and veg box scheme at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm.

Nigel Lees, who supervised the planting of the wildlife corridor hedge. Nigel is also responsible for the stewardship management and ongoing development of the Woodhouse Ridge woodlands.

Doug Louis, Parks and Countryside Department, and the Education Department at Leeds City Council for securing and developing the project.

Mercia Southon, who first identified the unused bramble- and bindweed-choked site as a possible community resource, sought and gained permission and funding to initiate the project, and created the quarter-mile wildlife corridor hedge that extends from it to the woodland of Woodhouse Ridge. Mercia also led the public campaign to have the path that runs alongside the gardens and the wildlife corridor hedge registered as a public footpath.

Walter Lewis, Lloyd Spencer and Liliya Farzutdinova Lawson, who have taken brilliant photographs that can be seen on the gallery.

Andrew Lambeth, Nat McAnuff and Step Jones who have created this website.

All the lovely volunteers who have helped to create and maintain the Forest Garden in its first decade.