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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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Coach Trip to Clapham, Yorkshire Dales

30th September 202530th September 2025 Ian Short Coach Trip

This month’s coach trip, on Saturday 11th October, takes us to Clapham, in the Yorkshire Dales. A delightful area of limestone scenery and many specialist species. There will be a choice of walks of different levels of difficulty. All will start by entering the Ingleborough Estate, formerly home to the Farrer family, its most famous […]

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Warton Crag – Spring flowers and Butterflies!

4th May 20224th May 2022 Ian Short Car Trip
Limestone pavement at Warton Crag

Warton Crag’s mix of habitats and limestone rock offers a home to a wonderful array of spring flowers, birds and insects, most famously some of Britain’s rarest butterflies, like the Pearl-bordered Fritillary. We’re heading up there on Saturday 14th May to see what we can find. The route is 3 miles long and climbs to […]

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