The Golden Mattock On Tuesday 18th March about 30 volunteers were up on Heber’s Moss. Planting sphagnum plugs. Although this is the first time for a while that we have had so many volunteers on the Moor at the same time, it seems appropriate to devote a Newsletter to...
We shall shortly be launching a campaign to try and dissuade the public from feeding ducks on the Tarn. The notices have been printed and as soon as they are in place we shall issue a Press Release to the Ilkley Gazette, Ilkley Chat etc. The notices to be put up have...
Our Volunteers... I am a little uncertain as why and how we have come to have the biggest and best group of litter picking volunteers in the area. Indeed, I cannot now remember exactly how we took the decision to become involved with litter picking. When we started,...
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...
We are delighted to inform our members that The Friends of Ilkley Moor have been awarded a £64,000 grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. This substantial grant will help us conserve the heritage of Ilkley Moor and provide opportunities for people to learn about...
We have long taken pride in the fact that FoIM is probably the biggest and best supported ‘Friends’ organisation in the area. Quite how this came about is something of a mystery to me, but it does mean that we are well provided with equipment and with highly...
Bracken control has always been in the forefront of our thoughts. Concern about bracken was the primary reason for the foundation of FoIM, but as members will know, it is an extremely hardy plant and control is very very difficult. Aerial spraying with Asulox is...
The issue of bracken control was raised at our most recent Committee Meeting. Those of us who have been members of FoIM for a long time will remember that it was the issue of bracken on the Moor that first led to the creation of FoIM. We realise that many more recent...
The work to resurface the path from the Cow and Calf Rocks down to Cowpasture Road and to Backstone Beck has now been completed. We should mention that we have received complaints about this path, both from the point of view of its visual impact and the mess that was...
Ilkley Moor and Climate Change/Climate Emergency There is general agreement that unless we all take immediate radical steps to reduce our carbon emissions, we are likely to experience potentially catastrophic climate changes that will have a profound effect on our...
We approached Bradford Ornithological Group (BOG) to request if a survey of the “upper slopes” of Ilkley Moor could be made to establish the bird species that breed there. And we are pleased that BOG was able to oblige. We would like to share their findings. The...
With the current extremely hot, dry weather we are enjoying, comes the increased risk of wildfire on the Moor. You will have seen the recent footage from Saddleworth Moor and we do not want the same situation on Ilkley Moor. Many of you will be out and about on the...