Charitable objects
I) TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE STUDY OF ALL BRANCHES OF NATURAL HISTORY ( BY OBSERVATION, RESEARCH AND RECORD-KEEPING) AND THEREBY TO ADD TO THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SCIENCES IN THE WORLD AT LARGE AND IN WHARFEDALE IN PARTICULAR;
II) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS "WHARFEDALE" IS DEFINED AS ALL THE CATCHMENT OF THE RIVER WHARFE ABOVE THE 430KM EASTING GRID LINE NEAR ROUGEMONT CARR IN WEETON CIVIL PARISH NEAR HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
