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.
Open any of the pages of this site and see what we do.
Meet us and experience it for yourself. You are very welcome to our talks or to join us.
Latest News & Articles
Covid 19 Situation
Given the Government’s continuing restrictions in the light of Covid19, the Society is currently unable to deliver any of its normal events, scheduled or otherwise. This situation will be kept under review in the light of National developments.
Meanwhile, individual members continue to follow their own Field Society related activities such as botany, ornithology, and walking, occasional reports of which will appear on this website. From time to time, additional material relating to past events will also be placed on line.
The Society welcomes new members, even if they are unable to enjoy the full benefits yet. There is no fee at present. The membership application form can be found at the bottom of our Contacts page
We hope you keep fit and well and find interest in your excursions outdoors. Until we meet again, good wishes.
Upper Wharfedale Field Society Committee
October 2020
Update 26 Oct: Due to second wave Covid, the Committee has decided to postpone lectures in January and February. We hope to be able to meet in March 2021.
News 08 Jan 2021
Zoom Meeting for Members to share Nature Notes There will be a Zoom Meeting on 11 Jan at 7:30pm for members to share any Nature Notes that they may like to share. If you have the Zoom application you can enter the meeting Id and
News 01 Jan 2021
Firstly Happy New Year to everyone and let's hope we can meet up again soon. Marg has kindly sent through some cheeky chaps to remind us we have things to look forward to. Thanks Marg.
News 21 Dec 20
It is with regret that we announce that Ian Goldthorpe passed away on Dec 16, aged 89 Ian had been in a home in Beverley so he could be close to family. He was a stalwart of the Field Society, a past President. He was
Covid 19 Situation
Given the Government’s continuing restrictions in the light of Covid19, the Society is currently unable to deliver any of its normal events, scheduled or otherwise. This situation will be kept under review in the light of National developments.
Meanwhile, individual members continue to follow their own Field Society related activities such as botany, ornithology, and walking, occasional reports of which will appear on this website. From time to time, additional material relating to past events will also be placed on line.
The Society welcomes new members, even if they are unable to enjoy the full benefits yet. There is no fee at present. The membership application form can be found at the bottom of our Contacts page
We hope you keep fit and well and find interest in your excursions outdoors. Until we meet again, good wishes.
Upper Wharfedale Field Society Committee
October 2020
Latest News & Articles
The Upper Wharfedale Field Society is constantly working hard behind the scenes. See what is happening here.
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Did you know that there is an enthusiasm
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Such is the history of the Forest and
News 15 Jan 21
Marg has again captured some lovely images of
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.
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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