The Lower Ure Conservation Trust is a charity dedicated to the restoration of once productive sand and gravel quarries to varied, wildlife-rich habitats.

 

We run Nosterfield Nature Reserve, near Ripon in North Yorkshire, now widely regarded as one of best examples of wetland grassland in the north of England.

All photography, unless otherwise stated, provided by Whitfield Benson.

 
 

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Well Wetlands

More than 90% of wetland habitats in this part of Yorkshire have been lost. At Nosterfield Nature Reserve we’re working hard to reverse this. Find Out More →


Find out more about our work supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to recreate precious wetland habitats.

Find out more about the work of the Lower Ure Conservation Trust, near Ripon; creating fen and wetland habitats in areas that were formerly quarried. See the...
Find out more about how we're working to reintroduce rare wetland plants. Hear about some of our successes and learning from our volunteers.
Meet some of our experienced volunteers and find out what they're doing to bring back rare wetland plants and restore special habitats at Nosterfield.
 

Discover the Swale & Ure Washlands

Martin Hammond from the Lower Ure Conservation Trust looks at what we know about the landscape and habitats of the Lower Swale and Ure Valleys during the early modern period.

Martin Hammond from the Lower Ure Conservation Trust presents and discusses the lost habitats and plant species in the Swale and Ure Washlands.


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