Become a Member
Become a member today to explore Gosforth Nature Reserve and support nature across the North East.
Free entry to Gosforth Nature Reserve
Membership includes your household too*
Access to all our natural history courses, events and talks
Your membership benefits
- Free entry for you and your household* to Gosforth Nature Reserve, one of the best wildlife-watching sites in the North East (*Member, Member with Journal, and Lifetime memberships)
- North East Nature magazine, three times per year and bursting with news and photography
- Discounts and advance notice of education courses and events
- Borrow books from the North East’s natural history library
- Weekly e-news sharing the best of North East nature
- North East Naturalist journal for Members with Journal
Member
Enjoy the many benefits of NHSN Membership
£36 per year / £3 per month
Member with Journal
£42 per year / £3.50 per month
Student
Visit Gosforth Nature Reserve with a Student Visitor Pass (£2 per visit)
Receive digital copies of North East Nature magazine
FREE with valid student ID
Lifetime
A one-off payment for a lifetime immersed in nature. Select Lifetime Membership when completing the form
£800 one-off payment
Visitor pass refunds
Have you visited Gosforth Nature Reserve with a visitor pass? Join as a member within a month of your visit and we’ll refund your pass. Please choose annual payment, not monthly, for this to apply.
Please note that visitor pass refunds are not automatic at point of purchasing your membership. After joining, please email nhsn@ncl.ac.uk to arrange a refund.
Wonderful nature reserve, containing rare wildlife, amazingly within city boundary. Guided walks to, and talks on, every aspect of NE wildlife, given by knowledgeable and friendly experts. Specialist groups within the Society enable members to build up knowledge in a focused way and to make new friends.
Lydia Koelmans, NHSN Member
Discover gift membership
Do you know someone passionate about nature?
Perhaps they enjoy birdwatching or astronomy, are fascinated by insects, or would simply enjoy a quiet walk in a quaint English woodland.
Treat someone you know to a year’s membership of NHSN. They’ll receive a range of great membership benefits and you will help protect nature for years to come.
Existing member?
Over the past twelve months, your membership has been working hard behind the scenes to inspire wonder in the natural world, providing opportunities for people of all ages to study, observe and enjoy nature across the region. With your continued support, we can do all of this and more in the years ahead.
Your membership makes a difference
From the Tees to the Tweed, your membership makes a difference right across the North East, directly supporting wildlife and those who study and protect it.
To show you just how much your membership helps, we’ve compiled our members achievements over the past year – click below to find out more.