Trust Volunteers visit to the Lower Ure Conservation Trust

On a very cold and wet January day, a hardy group of EKWT volunteers visited the Lower Ure Conservation Trust (LUCT) at Nosterfield. LUCT aims to establish best practice in the provision and maintenance of wet grassland. EKWT are keen to share knowledge about the wetland plants in our fen area in Bardsey Fields and so were delighted to be invited to visit the nursery at Nosterfield. The day was very informative and we are pleased to have made links with another Trust. LUCT will be visiting Bardsey Fields reserve in the spring.

Birdbox Recording

EKWT have put up over 160 bird boxes on our reserves since 2017. These have been funded by Countryside Stewardship capital grants and have been constructed and maintained by our volunteers. The volunteers visit each box through the winter months to clear out any existing nests and record the findings. We are currently collating the results for 2025. In 2024, 54% of the boxes were used, which is our best year since we began the records 8 years ago.

Leeds Swifts Visit

Leeds Swifts is a group of volunteers working to bring this red listed species back from the brink. Having seen the impact they have made from watching Hamza Yassin’s visit to them, we asked if they could visit East Keswick Wildlife Trust and give our volunteers advice on how to encourage more swifts to nest in our village.