Welcome to the Friends of Ilkley Moor Website…
The Friends of Ilkley Moor is a voluntary and democratic group composed of people who love Ilkley Moor and want to see it conserved and improved for future generations.
Ilkley Moor lies above Ilkley; an urban common, a site of special scientific interest, a part of the South Pennines Special Protection Area. Browse our website to learn more about FoIM and this special moorland habitat.
If you share our aims and our love for this iconic open space please join us or make a donation.
Latest News
Our volunteers complete work on Backstone Bridge
Volunteer With Us
Join our volunteer days for the local community to carry out conservation activities on Ilkley Moor.
Help us protect this special place
Heather moorland is one of the world’s rarest habitats. Over 75% of the world’s entire heather moorland is found in Britain. Red grouse and short eared owls nest in the taller heather clumps, golden plover, lapwing and curlew nest in the shorter vegetation.
In winter only a few species of birds are found on the moors, but in spring large numbers of waders, that have spent the winter on lowland fields and estuaries, return to breed. Some of the birds that nest on the moor, winter in this country. Others, such as whinchat and cuckoo migrate from Africa.
Membership
Become a new member or re-new your membership. Secure online card payments now available.
Join our litter picking group
Make a Donation
It’s quick, easy and secure to make a donation of your choice through our website; follow the link.
Discover Ilkley Moor
Your Photos
Ilkley Moor is a wonderful resource accessible to all of us and a place to be enjoyed by visitors and locals alike. Your Ilkley Moor, a place to share your photographs of the moor, and overtime, Tweets and Facebook posts.
Social History
Conservation
Discover The Moor
Ilkley Moor attracts a wide range of visitors with an equally wide range of interests. We have tried to categorise some of these interests below to help understand its rich diversity.
Geology
Archaeology
Walk The Moor
A wonderful place to walk and explore, Heritage walks on Ilkley Moor are available to view and download. Browse each of our Heritage Walks for more details and to download a map and guide in PDF format.
Flora & Fauna
Gallery
Become a Corporate Member
When you become a Corporate Member you are showing your support for your local community and one of Ilkley’s biggest assets; Ilkley Moor.
For a relatively modest investment your membership will support us to carry out our work, providing valuable funding and lending influence to our cause when pitching for funding or lobbying for change.
Cow & Calf
this walk only takes about an hour and takes you from the popular parking place at the Cow & Calf Rocks to the quieter areas beyond.
White Wells Moorland
This walk takes you from the edge of the town on to the high moor, with wide views across Ilkley and the Wharfe Valley.
Twelve Apostles & Beyond
This walk takes about two and a half hours, starting at White Wells car park. Climbing to the highest point on the Moor, the walk includes areas of archaeological and geological interest.
Cup & Ring Stones GPS Trail
There are over 400 known Cup & Ring Stones on Rombalds Moor which includes Ilkley Moor. The stones were carved during the Neolithic-Bronze Age
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Latest News
December 2024 Newsletter
Suicide Awareness Sadly, from time to time people take their own lives on Ilkley Moor. Jo James of Bradford Council’s Health Improvement Team has suggested that, as our volunteers and members are regularly on the Moor, we might have people who would like to be able to...
November 2024 Newsletter
Bird Survey Our Committee Member, Nick Hunt (the only member of our committee who actually lives on the Moor), is particularly keen that we should monitor its flora and fauna, so that we may be able to detect changes over time (as the result of our management, climate...
Restoring the Steps at Rocky Valley
Jacob’s Ladder Did you know that the steps up from the Rocky Valley onto the Dick Hudson’s Path over the Moor are known as ‘Jacob’s Ladder? Well I didn’t and I have lived in Ilkley and been involved with the Moor for about 45 years. However, diligent research has...