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.
18/08/20 Find out more about our work supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to recreate precious wetland habitats.
Photo by Andrew Hanby
Latest news
2/09/2020 We’re excited to report a number of Osprey sightings over the past few weeks - find out more about them here!
Photo by Joanna Swiers
Volunteer
Have an hour two to spare? Love nature and the outdoors? We rely on the generous support of volunteers and would love to hear from you!