



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
We welcome the butterflies back to Nosterfield Nature Reserve and with them, the first blog of 2025. Many thanks to Fozzy for his report.
With 120 different species recorded on the reserve in March, there is lots to discover in this latest blog. Many thanks to Andy Hanby for his report.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Aged 6-18? Join us for our next conservation club to find out more about butterfly recording at Nosterfield Nature Reserve.
Join dragonfly expert Keith Gittens for a tour of Flasks fen, finding out more about dragonfly species that can be found in the area.
With 75 species recorded on the first day of April alone, it was another bumper month on the reserve. Many thanks to Andy Hanby for his report.