A family-friendly nature walk exploring Nosterfield Quarry

A family-friendly nature walk exploring Nosterfield Quarry

By Lower Ure Conservation Trust

How many different birds can you see? Can you recognise any bird songs? Can you identify any dragonflies or butterflies along the way?

Date and time

Location

Nosterfield Quarry

Nosterfield Quarry Nosterfield DL8 2QZ United Kingdom

Good to know

Highlights

  • 2 hours, 30 minutes
  • In person

About this event

Join us for a guided 2 mile walk to find out more about Nosterfield Nature Reserve and the wildlife you can spot here. From the Quarry visitor’s centre and car park, we will explore the woodland and causeway, making our way up to the reedbed hide. Suitable for children aged 6+

How many different birds can you record?

Can you recognise any bird songs or calls?

Can you identify any dragonflies or butterflies along the way?

What you will need

  • Please wear sturdy footwear and clothing appropriate for the weather conditions, including a hat and suncream in hot weather and waterproofs if rain is forecast
  • Please drink drinks and snacks
  • Bring binoculars if you have them please!

Where to meet

Quarry visitor centre car park, (Nosterfield Quarry, Flask Lane)

To find the visitor centre, turn right off the B6267, just before you enter the village of Nosterfield as you head in the direction of Masham. It has a stone 'Nosterfield Quarry' sign marking the turning. It is an immediate left turn into the car park

The postcode doesn't take you to the car park itself; use What3Words: deliver.chuck.reject for the exact location on a map

Organized by

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 the best examples of wetland grassland in the north of England.

Free
Aug 18 · 9:30 AM GMT+1