Events Calendar
Spring Pond Dipping
What can you find in the dipping ponds in spring? Use nets, trays and identification guides to explore different species and take a closer look with magnification pots and hand lenses!
Sessions available at 10am and 1pm
April Conservation Club
Our April conservation club is all about seeds and plants! We’ll start with activities in our Habitat Creation Nursery, before making sandbag planters that help to build important fen habitat.
Lino-printing Workshop
In this Curlew- themed workshop, we’ll be learning about how to make marks with lino cutting tools before making and printing a design based on the Curlew, an iconic yet endangered wading bird. Celebrating World Art Day and World Curlew Day, which both take place this month.
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.
Nature Walk: Plants and insects of Nosterfield Nature Reserve and Camp Wood
Join us for a 2 mile walk exploring Nosterfield Nature Reserve and Camp Wood, with a focus on plants and insects.
Dawn Chorus Walk
Experience the tranquility of the fen creation area and surrounding woodland early in the morning, identifying with the help of our expert guide a wide range of birds from their calls and songs.
Butterfly Walk
Find out more about the butterfly species you can spot at Nosterfield Nature Reserve in May.
Birds and Words
Join Caroline Matusiak, winner of the 2023 Ripon Poetry Festival for this free, family-friendly workshop at Nosterfield Nature Reserve
Moth Morning
Nosterfield Nature Reserve and Nosterfield Quarry offer a mosaic of different habitats that benefit a diversity of moth species including several stunning hawk-moths. This event offers a great chance to find out more about these much underrated insects, many of which are very rarely seen by day.
Little Explorers for Pre-School Children
Join us for a walk, nature-themed activities and stories for pre-school children. Each session will be influenced by the seasons and nature.
Free of charge.
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.
Community Work Day
Join us for our next community work day, where we’ll be making fish refuges from coppiced willow. We’ll be installing the refuges in one of the lakes to provide shelter for small fish, allowing them to grow to a larger size and thereby providing food for birds such as bittern or osprey!
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile steady paced walk with a focus on enjoying time outdoors in nature.
February Conservation Club
Are you aged between 6-18? Are you looking for ways to help in the community? Do you enjoy nature or like being outdoors? Then join us for our next conservation club!
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.
January Community Work Day
Join us for our first work day of the new year! We’ll be clearing brash and logs and building dead hedges in the woodland near Flasks Fen.
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.
December Conservation Club
Are you aged between 6-18? Are you looking for ways to help in the community? Do you enjoy nature or like being outdoors? Then join us for our next conservation club!
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.
Little Explorers for Pre-School Children
Join us for a walk, nature-themed activities and stories for pre-school children. Each session will be influenced by the seasons and nature.
Free of charge.
Community Work Day: Willow Coppicing on the Main Reserve
Join us for our next community work day, when we'll be willow coppicing on the Main Reserve.
An Introduction to Fungi
Join fungi enthusiast Chris Meek in exploring and examining the fungi found at Nosterfield Quarry
Birds and Words
Join Caroline Matusiak, winner of the 2023 Ripon Poetry Festival for this free, family-friendly workshop at Nosterfield Nature Reserve
Half-term Woodland Activities
Join us for an afternoon of activities in the woodland glade at Nosterfield Quarry.
Little Explorers for Pre-School Children
Join us for a walk, nature-themed activities and stories for pre-school children. Each session will be influenced by the seasons and nature.
Free of charge.
October Conservation Club
Are you aged between 6-18? Are you looking for ways to help in the community? Do you enjoy nature or like being outdoors? Then join us for our next conservation club!
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.
Little Explorers for Pre-School Children
Join us for a walk, nature-themed activities and stories for pre-school children. Each session will be influenced by the seasons and nature.
Free of charge.
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.
September Community Work Day
Join us for our September community work day! We’ll be building dead hedges and scrub cutting in the woodland around Kiln Lake.
Wildlife Photography Workshop
Join professional photographer Whitfield Benson on a 3 hour workshop exploring wildlife photography techniques on the main reserve.
Moth Morning
Take a closer look into the fascinating world of moths at Nosterfield Quarry, with LUCT Project Manager Emma Higgs.
Family Nature Walk
Join us for a family-friendly nature walk exploring Nosterfield Quarry
Birds and Words
Join Caroline Matusiak, winner of the 2023 Ripon Poetry Festival for this free, family workshop at Nosterfield Nature Reserve
Conservation Club
For our August conservation club for young people aged 6-18 years, we’ll be at the wetland plant nursery making sandbag planters and finding out more about Flasks Fen
Fen Creation Workshop
A free half day workshop looking at fen creation on a sand and gravel quarry in North Yorkshire. Suitable for conservation practitioners, students, and volunteers
Butterfly Walk at Nosterfield Quarry
Find out more about butterfly species and where to find them around Kiln and Flasks Lake
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.
Wellbeing Walks
Join us every month for a 2.5 mile walk, starting at the Quarry visitor centre.