The Friends of Ilkley Moor are delighted to announce that John Altringham, Professor of Animal Ecology & Conservation at the University of Leeds, will give a talk at the Friends' Annual General Meeting to be held at the Clarke Foley Centre, Ilkley on the 24th of...
Shooting on the Moor - the final poll result You will all know that we have tried to be as democratic as possible, in giving all our members the chance to vote on our policy about the lease to allow grouse shooting on the Moor. In the end, 174 members recorded their...
Major path restoration work has been completed on Ilkley Moor. Starting from the Wooden Bridge at Backstone Beck, new steps have been made on the first steep part of the path, the sandstone path continues for 350 metres to the lower Tarn. The work, carried out by...
The sun and a breeze made for perfect walking weather on Sunday when the FoIM led one of their heritage walks: 'Across Crawshaw Moss and Neolithic Sites'. A large group of people walked through swathes of flowering heather, taking in the wide views of the surrounding...
Seven people had an informative and fun filled afternoon as part of FoIM's Ilkley Explorers event - the thirteenth of twenty seven events to be held on Ilkley moor during the summer months. The group were shown how to make a traditional shelter using materials from...
Despite high winds and intermittent rain squalls, it did not prevent 12 members of the Friends of Ilkley Moor and Ilkley U3A joining the Archaeology Trail on Rombalds Moor - the fourteenth event in this year’s Friends Events & Learning Programme. The Trail, led by...
After approximately 18 months as Chair of Ilkley Moor, John Stidworthy has decided to step down for personal reasons. At the committee meeting of FoIM on 10 July 2014, the committee unanimously expressed their thanks to John for the work he has done whilst in the...
Volunteers continued work on the Footpath Ilkley 42 which runs from Ben Rhydding Road to the Cow& Calf, part of a three working days spread over Tuesday 6th , Tuesday 13th and Tuesday 20th of May. One of twenty events of Friends of Ilkley Moor Events &...
Over fifty people attended the 6th Annual General Meeting of The Friends of Ilkley Moor held in the Clarke Foley Centre. The meeting commenced with John Stidworthy (Chair) interviewing Simon Nelson, head keeper for Ilkley Moor, about his daily and seasonal work on the...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor have published their sixth Events and Learning Programme, which has proved very popular since the formation of the Friends in April 2008. The Programme contains over twenty events starting in May to September ranging from Bat Spotting, Pond...
Helicopter sprayed the chemical Asulam over 75 acres of intrusive Bracken on selected areas of the lower slopes on Ilkley Moor the spraying took place on Friday, 13 September. The Friends of Ilkley Moor have set aside £10,000 for the treatment. John Stidworthy (Chair...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor have set aside over £10,000 of its own money to fund the cost of Bracken spraying on Ilkley Moor. John Stidworthy (Chair of the Friends) said “The Countryside Service is in the process of booking a specialist helicopter to spray the chemical...