The fells and valleys of Upper Wharfedale are overflowing with delights from which, once under their spell, very few can escape.
Upper Wharfedale Field Society works to increase the enjoyment derived from the area by deepening and widening understanding of its many and various elements.
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Meet us and experience it for yourself. You are very welcome to our talks or to join us.
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UWFS Botany Trip to Malham Boardwalk 16 June 2026
A select band of three botanists met at the Quarry car park near Malham Tarn and headed onto the boardwalk. While it started a bit grey and cool, we got to enjoy some warmer sunshine later on. The whole site was
UWFS Botany Trip to Latterbarrow and Meathrop Moss 2 June 2026
Fortunately we beat the weather forecast and had a dry mild day with sunny intervals. It was interesting to visit after last year’s very scorched scene and see many of the usual species once again looking happy. The blue Aquilegia vulgaris haze of
Local History Group visit to Arncliffe. Thursday 28th May.
Upper Wharfedale Field Society Local History and Vernacular Architecture Group visit to Arncliffe.
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The Upper Wharfedale Field Society is constantly working hard behind the scenes. See what is happening here.
Local History and Vernacular Buildings Group in Settle 9th July 2026
Local History and Vernacular Buildings Group visit to Settle.
UWFS Botany Group visit to Bishop Middleham Quarry 14 July 2026
Seven members of the UWFS
UWFS Botany Group visit to Burton Leonard Quarry 30 June 2026
6 members of the Botany Group recently
Special Interest Groups
The Upper Wharfedale Field Society covers a wide range of special interest groups.
LOCAL HISTORY & VERNACULAR BUILDINGS
In the Yorkshire Dales, local history and its vernacular buildings are inextricably linked. We have especial interest in all local history, through all aspects of industry including farming, social history from peasant to aristocrat, early trading, tracks and coach routes.
GEOLOGY
The earth formations and movements of the past have created an area of outstanding natural beauty. The most recent apparent dominant force is glaciation which has created the landscape which we see today, in particular the Upper Wharfedale Valley, but there is much more to the valleys, hills and rocks of the Yorkshire Dales.
BOTANY
The Botany Group holds its meetings every other Tuesday from end of April to mid August usually for the whole day. The meetings vary from those sites very close to Grassington eg Kilnsey park, the banks of the Wharfe, to further afield e.g. the west coast for dune systems, reserves in Cumbria and our National Natures Reserves as around Ingleborough. In this way we can become familiar with plants that are not on our doorstep and sites away from limestone grassland.
ORNITHOLOGY
Our principal aims are to enjoy and learn more about the birds in our area by improving our recognition skills of both appearance and calls.
ARCHAEOLOGY
There are a considerable number of archaeological sites in Upper Wharfedale and Archaeology is regularly represented the Society’s talks programme . In recent years we have had guest speakers from Bradford University and York Archaeological Trust as well as presentations on field work being carried out locally in Wharfedale, Nidderdale and Ingleborough.
“The fells and valleys of Upper Wharfedale are overflowing with delights from which, once under their spell, very few can escape.”
Upper Wharfedale Field Society
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