We rely on a coalition of funders, about 40% comes from individuals and groups of local path users – we are extremely grateful for everyone’s support. Options for donating are below.

If you want to see the details of where our money comes from and how we spend it, look at our most recent accounts on the Charity Commission website. If you have any questions about helping CROWS with our funding, please get in touch by email

Donate using Just Giving

The simplest way to donate to CROWS is to use JustGiving – an easy-to-use secure online platform for giving to charities. You can use a debit card, credit card, PayPal or other payment methods. You can make one-off or regular donations. It is free to use, but there is an option to add a small ‘tip’ for using the platform.

Because we are a registered Charity, you can add gift Aid at no extra cost to you. For example with Gift Aid, a donation of £10 will be worth £12.50 to us.

Donate by Bank transfer

You can do an electronic transfer using our bank details – Virgin Money, sort code 05-09-59, account no 39334282. If you would like an acknowledgement, please send us an email .

You can send a cheque to us at Unit 3, Mount Shed, Banksfield Road Mytholmroyd, HX7 5NW

Donate by Charities Aid Foundation

You can send money through Charities Aid Foundation a long established platform for donating to charities. You can use a debit card, credit card or PayPal. You have the option of using Gift Aid and donating anonymously.

Run a fundraising event

You may be already running an event and the idea of fundraising is an afterthought or you want to run a specific event for CROWS. Here are some examples of recent events people have run as a fundraiser for CROWS:

• A local fell race
• Afternoon tea
• Music event
• Wreath making session (photo)
• Barn dance
• Pub Quiz

If you have an idea for an event and want help with things like publicity please get in touch by email

Leave a gift in your will

If you have enjoyed walking in our local landscape and are planning to make a will, you might consider leaving a donation to CROWS for the maintenance and improvement of footpaths and bridleways in a particular area. Leaving a gift in your Will to CROWS, no matter the size, will cost you nothing today, but will have a lasting impact beyond your lifetime. Your Will is personal and we will never ask you to tell us your decision (although we’d love to have the opportunity to say thank you).

If preferred, any donation through a legacy can be completely anonymous, i.e. not shared with the general public.

We can acknowledge the donation on our blog entries for work done through the funding. We can also produce a plaque as an acknowledgement.

We will always agree the wording and format of any acknowledgement with you or your family.

More information and options …..

There are three main ways of leaving a legacy to CROWS:

• If and when you plan to make a new will, it is relatively easy just to add a specific bequest to CROWS. This becomes legally binding on your executor.
• You can add a specific bequest to your existing will, but you will need to sign it and get two witnesses for it to have any legal status.
• You can just write a statement saying you would like to leave a donation to CROWS and keep that with your will. It won’t have any legal status, but your wish can be carried out by the agreement of your beneficiaries.

It is a help to us if you would like the donation spent in a particular area or on a particular kind of work. We will always try and work to a request, but please don’t be over specific!

Collections in memory

We have been able to respond to several requests from friends and family of someone who was a walker, runner or rider or someone who just loved our local landscape. 

We are always happy to meet up with friends and family to work out a suitable arrangement, just send us an email and we will get in touch. 

Here is a recent comment about our approach:

“I cannot speak highly enough of CROWS. At a difficult time, they were sensitive to our needs.  CROWS post their work on Facebook and they checked in advance that it was OK to say where the funding was from. As a family we were then able to share these Facebook posts with family and friends who had contributed the money. The finger posts are beautiful; they have been really thoughtfully designed. Not only are they direction markers, but they reference …… they are very special to us.”

More information and options ……..

Here’s a few frequently asked questions: 

• Can we request how the money is spent? We will always try and accommodate any requests. The necessity for the work will always be our priority and the cost of some types of work will be a factor. There are sometimes limitations such as needing landowner’s permissions.

• Can we request where the money is spent? We only work in the Upper Calder and Ryburn valleys, but we will always try to accommodate a request for a specific locality.

• Can we request a commemorative plaque? Yes, but we do limit the size of plaques so that they are unobtrusive in the landscape. We have some templates, but the wording is always by agreement.

• Does an acknowledgement of the collection have to be public? No it can be anonymous. Every work party is posted on our blog, and the funder is usually specified in the post. This can then transferred to our Facebook page (currently  4,600 followers) and shared on local community pages. The inclusion and wording of an acknowledgement is always by agreement.

• How do we collect the money and get it to CROWS? CROWS is a registered charity, so most funeral directors will arrange this for you and send your kind donations to us. Or, if you’d prefer to organise the collection yourself, you may wish to set up a JustGiving page, make a bank transfer or send a cheque. CROWS will provide the information for your choice. 

• How will we know how the donations have been spent? We can provide a detailed breakdown of how the money has been spent.

If you would like to talk over anything about the possibilities, please get in touch by email with a contact number.

Going on a Ramblers Holiday?

Ramblers Holidays operate in the UK and all around the world. When you make a booking quoting the name of CROWS we will receive a contribution from  Ramble Worldwide Outdoor Trust. Grants from the Trust have funded large projects.