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Online library: The wolf, bear and lynx in Durham and Northumberland
Discover the history the bear, wolf and lynx in North East England with local naturalist, Terry Coult…
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From the Museum: The Return of the Samurai
From the Museum: The Return of the Samurai Today we’re featuring a blog post by Jo Anderson, assistant keeper of…
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Book review: Darwin’s Camera, by Phillip Prodger
Darwin’s Camera: Art and Photography in the Theory of Evolution Phillip Prodger Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009 See library catalogue…
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Book review: A Prickly Affair – My Life with Hedgehogs, by Hugh Warwick.
I’ve always had a soft spot for hedgehogs, growing up they were one of the only wild animals I experienced…
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Book Review: The Secret Life of the Owl, by John Lewis-Stempel
A wise old owl sat in an oak, The more he saw the less he spoke, The less he spoke…
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Book review: Bird Therapy, by Joe Harkness
World Mental Health Day is 10th October every year. By happy coincidence, I picked up a new acquisition from the…
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A new addition to the NHSN team
NHSN are delighted to welcome Jen Whitney who joins the team this week on an 11-month research secondment. Jen is…
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Book Review: The James Losh Diaries
The James Losh Diaries 1802-1833. Life and Weather in Early Nineteenth-Century Newcastle-upon-Tyne. By Deborah Smith. Cambridge Scholars publishing. £64.99. In…
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Book review: How to be an Urban Birder
David Lindo, Princeton University Press 2018, 232 pages Jamie Oliver commends this attractively produced and very accessible softback publication, now…
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Gosforth Park Inspires Greatness
Life is full of surprises and there are plenty to be found in the NHSN Archive! A few weeks ago,…