News & Blog
Owen Wells retires as Chair of FoIM
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 elected as new Chair of FoIM
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 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 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...
AGM 2012
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...
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...
Work Has Started To Restore Damage to Moor
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 Friends of Ilkley Moor Launch The First of 20 Events
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,...
£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”
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...
Three Hundred and Seventy Metres of Pathway Renovated
Bradford Council Countryside Service Team have restored and resurfaced 370 metres of pathway through Heber’s Ghyll Wood. Workers from the Countryside Service Team, assisted by volunteers, also carried our improvements to the drainage, and erected new wood benches on...
‘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...