A GUIDE to walks around Bradford's becks has been produced by a group dedicated to preserving the beck river system in the district.

The Friends of Bradford's Becks is distributing the 32-page booklet, which contains seven walks around the becks.

It also details the history of Bradford Beck and offers advice on how to keep becks and rivers clean.

Rose Reeve, of FOBB, was instrumental in getting the free guide off the ground.

She told the Telegraph & Argus:"I'm a very keen walker and when the Friends group started up I initially had the idea to create a guide.

"So we set up a footpaths group and we looked at maps and the rights of way and worked out some likely routes.

"Then we set about walking them.

"The walks included in the booklet range from our plaques trail that's very urban to some that get out in the hillsides and valleys on the outskirts of Bradford.

Barney Lerner, chairman of FOBB, added: "We are really grateful to the Environment Agency for funding the production of the booklet. They have done that because it is part of our education project about pollution, which they are funding us to carry out."

He added that 5,000 copies of the booklet had been printed.

The walks included are:

* The Plaque Trail following the route of the 15 plaques installed across the city centre to mark the route of the underground beck;

Northcliffe Dike and Red Beck, a walk along the becks that run through Northcliffe Woods and Heaton Woods;

* Chellow Dene Beck and Reservoirs, starting at the wetlands and circling the reservoirs;

* Five Beck Circular, taking a circular sweep of west Bradford to visit five of the becks that make up Bradford's river system;

* Bradford to Shipley along Bradford Beck, a linear walk out of the city centre to join the Canal Road Greenway beside the beck;

* The source of Pitty Beck, a walk close to the point where the beck emerges to become a stream;

* Pinch Beck, High Birks Beck and Hole Bottom Beck, a switchback walk between three valleys.

The free guide is available in libraries and visitor information centres as well by sending a self-addressed envelope with a 56p stamp on to: Friends of Bradford's Becks, c/o Kirkgate Centre, 39A Kirkgate, Shipley BD18 3EH.

Donations can also be made to the work of the group, such as the listening sculpture planned for Bradford city centre, which has recently gained planning approval.

The sculpture, which will be positioned in Tyrrel Street, will allow members of the public to hear the beck passing under their feet, as is part of a project by FOBB to mark the beck route throughout the city centre.

The design, by Alex Blakey, is two metres tall and will be made of stone and glass.

The project is expected to cost £54,000 in total and should be in place by October 2018.