Townend Field Nature Reserve.
Comprising 20 acres of diverse natural habitats including woodland, wetlands, meadows, and streams;
Townend Field is home to a rich variety of native wildlife. The land is located alongside the road and footpath between the two villages of Great and Little Ouseburn, offering the opportunity to integrate the reserve into the daily lives of local residents, pupils and visitors.
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Have you seen a Siskin on the reserve?
There’s a bird which occurs regularly on the Reserve, but which at this time of the winter isn’t that easy to see up close. Amongst

February Roundup
The 2nd in our monthly round-up video series this year, helped to be created by some of our brilliant supporters! February has been mostly wet, with

John Allen memorial pond
The Upper Ouse Conservation Trust (UOCT) is deeply grateful to the friends and family of a much-loved Great Ouseburn resident, whose funeral donations have been