Eleven people set out to discover the wild edible plants of Ilkley Moor. The two hour walk on the lower slopes was lead by Tracy Gray, Project Officer of The Friends of Ilkley Moor. The walk was the 11th of 27 Events organised by the Friends for the period May to...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor have been working with local schools to deliver educational activities on Ilkley Moor. On Monday, 20th May, Tracy Gray Project Officer for The Friends led a session on the Moor when over 50 pupils from Ashlands Primary School discussed how...
The first two events of The Friends of Ilkley Moor took place on Sunday the 12 May. Birds of the High Moor walk started at 9am, when a few enthusiasts braved a cold south westerly wind to reach The Twelve Apostles spotting Curlews, Lapwings, Meadow and Tree Pipits and...
At the 2013 AGM, Owen Wells stood down as Chair of FoIM after 5 years. Roger Gook (Secretary of the Friends) gave a vote of thanks to Owen Wells. On behalf of the members and committee he said “ Owen’s passion for the moor was one of the main factors in setting up the...
John Stidworthy was elected as Chair at the 2013 AGM in April. After university John worked at the London Zoo for 10 years giving talks and tours to parties from schools and colleges. Subsequently he worked at the Natural History Museum first as a lecturer, then...
Over 500 tonnes of Stone Flags airlifted by Helicopter on Ilkley Moor Over 500 tonnes of stone flags have been airlifted into place by helicopter on Ilkley Moor. They have been for part two of thefootpath improvement/erosion restoration work on the Moor. Danny...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor Map and Compass Event The 18th Event organised by The friends of Ilkley Moor took place on Saturday, 15 September. Learning to navigate around the moor using map and compass, the walk was lead by Phil Jones of Bradford Council Adventure...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor had an outstandingly successful AGM at the Clarke Foley Centre last Friday. Approximately 100 members attended out of a total membership of 475. Owen Wells, Chair of FoIM said "For a small voluntary organisation to be able to attract over...
After damage done during filming of Emmerdale TV soap, restoration work has begun to re-surface the track from opposite the Cow & Calf Hotel and the footpath route leading towards Backstone Beck, a total length of approximately 500 metres. The total cost of the...
The first of 20 Events organised by The Fiends of Ilkley Moor started on Saturday, 12 May. The Moorland Bird Walk led by Ernie Scarfe of Wharfedale Naturalists Society set off in the morning at 9am in glorious sunshine from White Wells, on the path to Hebers Ghyll,...
31 March 2012: The Friends of Ilkley Moor have received £50,000 funding from WREN, a not-for-profit business that awards grants to community projects from funds donated by Waste Recycling Environmental Group. Tracy Gray, the Friends Project Officer said “This is...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor are celebrating their fifth anniversary. Since their inception they have published four Events and Learning Programmes with the help of the programmes the Friends Project Officer Tracy Gray has oraganised over eighty events including Bat and...