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.
The Society is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year with “70 years in 7 days”. Search “70in7” to find our special Anniversary activities.
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Latest News & Articles
The Upper Wharfedale Field Society is constantly working hard behind the scenes. See what is happening here.
Fungal Foray at Swinsty 3rd September 2019
Our last outdoor meeting for 2019 was to look for
Skipton In The 19th Century
SKIPTON IN THE 19th CENTURY ITS ALL HAPPENING! The Field
Walk: Circular from Ilkley to Beamsley Beacon 17th Aug 19
Early morning heavy rain had cleared by the time our
Latest News & Articles
The Upper Wharfedale Field Society is constantly working hard behind the scenes. See what is happening here.
The Society is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year with “70 years in 7 days”. Search “70in7” to find our special Anniversary activities.
Nosterfield Thursday 17 September 2019
The warm sun shone on 9 members at this Lower
Walk: Dentdale 21st Sept 2019
Occupation Road © UWFS Dentdale was looking its
The limestone pavements of Great Asby Scar, 28th August 2019
Image:JH Great Asby Scar National Nature Reserve lies in the
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.
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.
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.
“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
Events & Talks
Here’s what is coming up soon.
Abstract. The valley of Eller Beck in Skipton Woods was the focus for the industrialization of the town during the late eighteenth century. The talk examines the uses of water power, the extraction and transport of limestone, the way in which these activities shaped the woodland landscape, and their legacy for the modern tourist economy.
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