Archive ›
Herb Paris and Natural History
Discover how a 16th-century botanist’s observations continue to connect us with Northumberland’s landscapes today. From William Turner’s first record of…
Archive & Library
Archive ›
Completing the NHSN Herbarium Project
NHSN member Brenda Astley reflects on a 12-year collaborative effort to sort, conserve and fully integrate Newcastle University’s plant specimens…
Archive & Library ›
An embarrassment of riches
Library and archive volunteer Alan Hart explores some of the wild and wonderful treasures to be found in a bundle…
Archive & Library ›
Stories from the archive: “not normal times” for NHSN
Mel Tuckett, Heritage Researcher, introduces our latest blog which explores a difficult period for NHSN, the 1930s and 40s On…
Archive & Library ›
That Condor Moment
NHSN library and archive volunteer Julia Black explores the life and legacy of the Hancock Museum’s very own condor While…
Archive & Library ›
Evelyn M. Lobley: Champion of the small, but mighty, mosses
Library and Archive volunteer Julia Rand explores the life and legacy of one of the North East’s most influential bryologists…
Archive ›
Thomas Bewick & the History of Quadrupeds
Library volunteer Ian Bower revisits a landmark book in the history of nature writing…
Archive ›
From North Shields to the Frozen North: A Victorian Adventure
Sandra Bishop explores a tale of travels in the High Arctic from the NHSN’s Transaction In the summer of 1881,…
Archive ›
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. …
Archive ›
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…