Village Walks: 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”.   

Click here to download a multi-themed map and click here to see an article published by the Yorkshire Dales Society in October 2023 showing our key sites in the village

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

Map pin	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	Open for Environment Weekend 2021 only.  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	Making space for nature – Hoffman Wood Field
	(Ilkley Road gate)	Hedgerows – wildlife havens
		‘Hedgehog hotspot’
12	Hoffman Wood Field	Making space for nature – Hoffman Wood Field
	(Church Street gate)	No Mow May!
		‘Hedgehog hotspot’