News & Blog
Bringing Biodiversity Back to the Tarn
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 Litter Picking Volunteers
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,...
December 2024 Newsletter
Suicide Awareness Sadly, from time to time people take their own lives on Ilkley Moor. Jo James of Bradford Council’s Health Improvement Team has suggested that, as our volunteers and members are regularly on the Moor, we might have people who would like to be able to...
November 2024 Newsletter
Bird Survey Our Committee Member, Nick Hunt (the only member of our committee who actually lives on the Moor), is particularly keen that we should monitor its flora and fauna, so that we may be able to detect changes over time (as the result of our management, climate...
Restoring the Steps at Rocky Valley
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...
National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant
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...
November Newsletter – On being useful
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...
October Newsletter – Flailbot
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...
Bracken Control on Ilkley Moor
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
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
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...
Ilkley Moor Breeding Birds Survey
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...