Forthcoming Events

The 2024 dates for our four themed weeks are now fixed in the village calendar:

Zero Waste Week: 11th – 16th March

Wildlife Week: 22nd – 29th June

Water Week: 6th – 13th July

Zero Carbon Week: 23rd – 28th September

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Points of Interest

If you’re out and about in the village do keep your eyes out for interesting signs of wildlife and wildlife habitat. We have compiled a list of things to see and where to see them as “Points of Interest” or “POIs”.

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Most of the points of interest are individual sites. Here is the full list:

Map POI	Place	Theme
1	Burnside & Main Street	Summer visitors – the Common Swift The amazing life of swifts
2	The Old School Site	The old school rewilding Old school butterflies All about brambles
3	Back Beck Lane	Bats about Addingham Facts about bats
4	Around the school footpath	School woodland footpath School woodland timeline School woodland birds
5	Hen Pen Garden	Bumblebees & gardens All about bumblebees
6	Old Station Way	Making space for nature – Old Station Way Meadow No Mow May! Bumblebees & wildflowers All about bumblebees
7	Newtown Allotment – plot 8b	The story of plot 8b
8	The Gala Field	Making space for nature – wildflower bank & tree planting Memorial Rec & Gala Field Management Plan All about brambles
9	The Scout Hut	Making space for nature – new hedgerow Memorial Rec & Gala Field Management Plan Hedgerows – wildlife havens
10	Memorial Recreation Ground	Making space for nature – Recreation Ground Planting on the MUGA bank Memorial Rec & Gala Field Management Plan No Mow May! Be nice to nettles!
11	Hoffman Wood Field (Ilkley Road gate)	Making space for nature – Hoffman Wood Field Hedgerows – wildlife havens ‘Hedgehog hotspot’
12	Hoffman Wood Field (Church Street gate)	Making space for nature – Hoffman Wood Field No Mow May! ‘Hedgehog hotspot’