LUCT NEWS
Applications open for new Trainee Conservation Plant Nursery Manager role
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to assist and support work in our conservation plant nursery and be trained to manage the running of the nursery into the future.

Ure Crayfish Plague Outbreak 2024
There is an ongoing outbreak of crayfish plague on the River Ure affecting the resident population of White-Clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipies)

Nosterfield Bird Review - August 2024
Find out about the birds seen on the reserve in August, including; Bittern, Garganey and a record number of Little Egrets. With thanks to Andy Hanby.

Nosterfield Bird and Natural History Review - June 2024
Find out more about the birds seen on the reserve in June. Many thanks to Andy Hanby for his report.

Nosterfield Bird and Natural History Review - May 2024
Nosterfield Bird and Natural History Review - May 2024
Nosterfield Butterfly Review - April 2024
Butterfly season has begun! Find out more about the butterflies seen on the reserve in April. Many thanks to Fozzy for his report.

Nosterfield Bird and Natural History Review - April 2024
Find out more about the birds seen on the reserve in April, including a Norwegian ringed Common Gull & our first Osprey sightings! Many thanks to Andy Hanby for his report.

The Ripon Perambulation of 1481
A window onto the late medieval landscape of the Lower Ure Valley

Nosterfield Bird and Natural History Review, March 2024
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.

Applications open for new Project Intern role
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’.