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Heritage Walk Event Across Crawshaw Moss and Neolithic Sites
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...
Explorers Event
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...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor Archaeology Trail
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...
Chairman of Friends of Ilkley moor
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...
Improvements to Footpath by Volunteers
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 &...
FoIM Annual General Meeting – April 2014
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...
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...
The Asulam Has Landed
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...
Friends to fund Bracken Spraying on the Moor – August 2013
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...
Wild Plant Foraging Event
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...
Friends of Ilkley Moor working with local schools
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...
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...