Latest Studies & Articles
The Upper Wharfedale Field Society is constantly working hard behind the scenes. See what is happening here.
Invite to Legacy of Dr Arthur Raistrick
Invite to Legacy of Dr Arthur Raistrick
Founders: Arthur Raistrick
An evaluation of Raistrick's contribution
Hunt the Green Huntsman in Grass Wood
Request to record Green Huntsman (Micrommata virescens) spider.
Latest Studies & Articles
The Upper Wharfedale Field Society is constantly working hard behind the scenes. See what is happening here.
Raistrick in the Press
Memories of Arthur Raistrick in the Press
Invite to Legacy of Dr Arthur Raistrick
Invite to Legacy of Dr Arthur Raistrick
Founders: Arthur Raistrick
An evaluation of Raistrick's contribution
Hunt the Green Huntsman in Grass Wood
Request to record Green Huntsman (Micrommata virescens) spider.
Previous Articles
News & members articles.
Ironbridge – Raistrick’s contribution
How preservation of a cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution is linked to Upper Wharfedale Field Society
Archive: Grassington and the Great Rebuilding – Building Survey
From the archive: "Grassington and the Great Rebuilding - Appendix"
Archive: Grassington and the Great Rebuilding – History
From the archive: "Grassington and the Great Rebuilding"
Events & Talks
Here’s what is coming up soon.
A talk to update on one of the most ambitious upland, nature recovery projects in England. Located in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, spanning 561ha across a mosaic of habitats. Nearly 3 years on from starting work on the ground, this talk will take us through the vision for the site, where the project is up to now and the journey that has been taken to get to where the project is at today. With tree planting now complete, the first round of peatland restoration wrapped up and a significant change in grazing regimes underway, to name just a few land management interventions that are leading to significant landscape change within the Snaizeholme valley
A review of the work of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority carry out for and with farmers and land managers within the National Park. The work encourages farmers and land managers to farm with nature, be resilient to climate change and have a profitable business whilst keeping our air and water clean.
Grass Wood is the local Yorkshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (a SSSI) due the importance of its botany and of considerable natural history interest. Grass Wood also contains a rich range and large number of items of archaeological interest reflecting a probable 2000 years of human activity. These are of intrinsic interest, documenting a long period of social change and include two Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs). Collectively, these archaeological remains form a real management challenge. This talk will review archaeology within Grass Wood – who found it, what they found, and what they made of it. It will conclude by looking at the results of two recent professional surveys of the SAMs.