Press Releases

FOIM AGM

FOIM AGM

Members will be aware that we have a track record of finding excellent and inspiring speakers for our AGMs. This year is no exception. We are very fortunate to have obtained the services of a highly experienced ecologist, Dr Peter Welsh Exciting Opportunities to...

Visitor Centre Consultation

Visitor Centre Consultation

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...

Sixth Events and Learning Programme

Sixth Events and Learning Programme

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...

First two Events of the Friends of Ilkley Moor

First two Events of the Friends of Ilkley Moor

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...

Moorland Flower & Plants Walk

Moorland Flower & Plants Walk

Good weather helped to make a successful Friends of Ilkley Moor moorland flower and plants walk. The ninth event in this years Events & Learning Programme, the walk led by Bruce Brown from the Wharfedale Naturalist Society, covered detailed information of flowers...

£50,000 WREN Funding Secured

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...

“Blowing our own Trumpet”

“Blowing our own Trumpet”

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...

‘Treasure Hunt’ on Ilkley Moor

‘Treasure Hunt’ on Ilkley Moor

Children and adults discovered Ilkley Moor through a geocaching event on Saturday the 13th. The event was carried out in partnership by the Friends of Ilkley Moor and Pennine Prospects. One of twenty events organised by the Friends from May to September. Geocaching is...

70 stunning new images launched

70 stunning new images launched

Over 70 stunning images of Ilkley Moor have been launched on The Friends of Ilkley Moor Website Gallery. Said Owen Wells (Chair of The Friends) “Enjoy the visual splendour of Ilkley Moor by browsing our gallery of photographs. All the images can be downloaded in high...