The remains of a quern stone for grinding grain was found within this central area, as was a single cup marked carved rock.

[5] The mill was extended in 1829 with an engine house and water wheel[6] and in the 1870s a steam powered weaving shed was added to the site.

Recent dwelling development on Weavers Croft off Crag Hill Road occupies part of the site of the former Bowling Green Mills.

The wood covers an area of fairly level high ground, as well as the steep north-facing slope down to the Leeds and Liverpool canal.

Covering 42 hectares, Buck Wood is bordered by the curving route of the canal at its lower perimeter around 60 m above sea-level.

Its highest boundary 135 m above sea level, is shaped by the tree-lined sweep of Ainsbury Avenue leading from Thackley through to Esholt.

[15] Buck Wood lies above a layer of millstone grit rock with numerous rocky outcrops, especially on the steeper slopes, where quarrying has taken place.

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs parallel with the course of the River Aire in a distinctive bend around Thackley Hill.

A tow path runs along the north side of the canal where the Idle and Thackley Angling Association have fishing rights.

[8] Just west of these locks is a long disused rail bridge part of the Esholt Sewage Works Railway belonging to Yorkshire Water.

[24] Thackley Corner and a section of Leeds Road to the west are home to most of the village's shops, pubs and eateries.

Amenities include a dry cleaners,[25] butcher, long standing established Estate Agents Martin Lonsdale, newsagent and multiple hair salons.

TLC Travel 660 service between Bradford and Shipley also runs on an hourly basis Monday to Saturday daytime.

The 'Friends' organise a variety of events throughout the year aimed at adding to people's enjoyment and understanding of the woodland environment.

Members meet regularly for activities such as clearing the Open Air School site,[12] cutting back overgrown bushes, planting native wildflowers and bulbs, and installing bat and bird boxes.

Joseph Wright, a distinguished 19th/20th Century professor of linguistics at Oxford University was born in Thackley and grew up in nearby Windhill.