The Friends of Ilkley Moor have published their eighth Events and Learning Programme, which have proved very popular since the formation of the Friends in 2009. The Programme contains thirty events and conservation days starting in May to November ranging from Wild...
Bradford Tourism Consultation Bradford is conducting a review of its Visitor Information Centres. It commissioned a report from Team Tourism Consulting. A cynic, reading the report, might suppose that the review had been commissioned to arrive at a predetermined...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £50,000 for their ‘Nature For All Project’. This is a two year project which will be delivered from October 2016 to October 2018. Thanks to National...
Following significant fire damage to Ilkley Moor in May, Wharfedale Brewery, based at the back of the Flying Duck Brewpub in the town, has come to the aid of a local conservation group by producing a special beer aimed at raising funds to help protect, enhance and...
On Saturday 4th June the Friends of Ilkley Moor led one of their heritage walks on Ilkley Moor, ‘Across Crawshaw Moss and Neolithic Sites’. This was a 4-mile walk starting on the lower slopes and gradually climbing to Crawshaw Moss passing a well marked Cup & Ring...
A fun and practical filled event, organised by the Friends of Ilkley Moor, took place on March 22nd at the Wynches Outdoor Centre for Girl Guides. The educational event was organised for the Rotherham Brownies with the practical task of building a shelter using...
A Wild Plant Food Forage event, organised by the Friends of Ilkley Moor, took place on August 23rd on Ilkley Moor, led by Tracy Gray, Project Officer for the FoIM. The event was organised so that people could discover the many edible and medicinal plants which can be...
A Social History event, organised by the Friends of Ilkley Moor, took place on August 22nd on Ilkley Moor. Led by Alex Cockshott from the Ilkley Civic Trust. In the season of 1853 Charlotte Bronte visited Ilkley twice. Ilkley was then regarded as an inland spa, a...
A fun and action filled event, organised by the Friends of Ilkley Moor, took place on August 18th on Ilkley Moor. The Ilkley Explorers event was organised so that people, in particular young people, could explore Ilkley Moor in a fun way. 8 adults and 12 children...
On Tuesday 19th and 26th May two footpath conservation events took place. Working in partnership with Bradford Council, volunteers from the FoIM spent two days resurfacing a section of the footpath opposite the Cow and Calf Inn. Volunteers made a real difference in...
The first of 30 of events from the Friends of Ilkley Moor 2015 programme took place on Sunday, May 10th. It was a guided walk through Middleton Woods to see the full glory of the early summer Bluebells - led by Tracy Gray and Barry Wilkinson from the FoIM. Walking...
Over seventy people attended the 7th Annual Meeting of The Friends of Ilkley Moor held in the Clark Foley on Friday 24 April. The meeting commenced with a talk by Professor John Altringham about the management of moorland for the benefit of people and biodiversity....