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Coach Trip – Nosterfield

24th January 202613th January 2026 Ian Short Coach Trip
Little Egret

Our February Coach Trip, on Saturday 14th, includes two reserves for the price of one! The small village of Nosterfield is bordered by two nature reserves. To the south lies one of the most important inland wetland sites in North Yorkshire which is managed by the Lower Ure Conservation Trust (LUCT), while to the north […]

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Perfect Pollinators and their care

12th January 20269th February 2026 Ian Short Indoor meeting
a busy bee

The Indoor Meeting on Thursday 12 February will be a talk by Ken Gartside. For this talk, Ken will focus on pollinators, good flowers to plant for them and habitat creation to increase their populations, with photographs of many insects to illustrate their variety. We are delighted that Ken Gartside has agreed to speak to […]

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Coach Trip: Far Ings NNR (Lincs Wildlife Trust)

4th January 20265th January 2026 Ian Short Coach Trip
RFNS members visit Far Ings NNR

On Saturday 10th January we will be heading off on our first Coach Trip of 2026, to Far Ings National Nature Reserve. This Reserve, on the south side of the Humber estuary in Lincolnshire, has been a favourite destination for our coach trips for many years but we haven’t visited since 2018. It’s a place […]

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