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Dec 2020
Ripon nature reserve gets £132,000 government boost
The Lower Ure Conservation Trust has received a £132,800 government grant to enhance the wildlife of the Nosterfield Nature Reserve.
The 250-acre nature reserve at Nosterfield is in the Swale/Ure Washlands near to Ripon and Masham.
In a survey conducted two years ago more than 1,100 species of animals, birds, insects and plants were recorded on the former quarry in a single 24-hour period. The trust says this makes it one of the most wildlife-rich areas of the country.
Sand and gravel were produced from a former quarry until the late 1980s. It was designated a reserve in 2001.
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The money comes from the government’s £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund, announced yesterday.
The LUCT’s director Simon Warwick said it will "significantly increase" the scale of the trust's work and help protect the nature reserve's wildlife.
Mr Warwick said:
“We know that many of the wetland habitats that existed in North Yorkshire two and three hundred years ago are now very rare. Many of the meadows and mires that existed in abundance have been obliterated.
"Land has been drained and dug up. We are recreating some of those habits here at Nosterfield and this grant will help to significantly increase the scale of our work.”
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