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.
LATEST NEWS
Find out more about the birds seen on the reserve in March, including the first Willow Warbler and the ‘find of the month’! Many thanks to Andy Hanby for his report.
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to assist with the delivery of our two-and-a-half-year National Lottery Heritage Fund project ‘Ure Connected – Engaging People with Nature in the Lower Ure Valley’.
Find out more about the 110 species seen on the reserve throughout February 2024.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Enjoy the wonders of the dawn chorus and identify birds from their calls and songs on this walk around the fen creation area and surrounding woodland.
Find out more about the work of LUCT, from our volunteers' groundbreaking work in the wetlands nursery to how species are monitored on site. Events will run throughout the day, including an afternoon tour of Thornborough henges.
Find out more about butterfly species you can find at Nosterfield Nature Reserve on this family friendly event