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Remembering Angus Lunn
The Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN) is deeply saddened to learn of the death of naturalist, conservationist, and former Trustee, Angus Lunn MBE. …
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Nature’s Cure: a day out in Gosforth Nature Reserve
Exploring how nature shapes our lives with a group of North East asylum seekers and refugees As part of our…
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Amazing Grace
Anne Wilson explores the life of the NHSN’s most famous 20th-century Chair, and the first woman to lead the Society…
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Voices from Around the World
Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett explores some of the rich tapestry of experiences people have shared with NHSN through the Nature’s Cure project…
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Welcoming the “Scientific Stranger”
Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett opens up the NHSN’s Transactions and discovers the early origins of its community…
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The Pitmen Naturalists 5: Alexander Butters
In the fifth instalment of her series of the citizen scientists of the nineteenth-century coalfield, Maureen Flisher traces the journey…
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Where would we be without our volunteers!? Introducing the North East Nature Archive’s dedicated volunteer team
Mel Tuckett Here at the Natural History Society of Northumbria we are very proud to be celebrating Volunteers’ Week. Nationally,…
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The Pitmen Naturalists: Reflections
Maureen Flisher reflects on the work of unearthing the ‘Pitmen Naturalists’ of the Northumberland coal field from the archive Whilst…
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The Lapwing in Flight
Nature writer Richard Smyth reflects on his long-standing fascination with a bird familiar to the North East’s shorelines Nothing else…
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How Covid impacted our relationship with nature
Nature was a lifeline for many of us during the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. As we mark five years…