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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…
Botany
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Stung by Surprise: Mediterranean Nettle Arrives in Newcastle
A chance find during a New Year Plant Hunt reveals a Mediterranean Nettle thriving on a residential street. A vice county first!…
Botany | BSBI | Citizen Science | Ouse Burn Way | The Ouse Burn Way | Wildlife Ways
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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…
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Newcastle’s Nature Network’s Journal: Wetland Plants
Discover the magic of wetlands in this instalment of the Newcastle’s Nature Network’s Journal….
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Newcastle’s Nature Network’s Journal: Indicators of Ancient Woodland
Discover a new series of blogs, as NHSN’s Naturalists take you on a journey of urban nature discovery with Newcastle Nature Networks….
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Getting Started with Grasses: Alien Grasses
Discover the North East’s alien grasses and start identifying your own in the fifth instalment of a new series of blogs by NHSN Senior Naturalist, James Common….
Botany | Grass ID | Grasses | James Common
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Getting Started with Grasses: Arable Grasses
Discover the North East’s common arable grasses and start identifying your own in the fourth instalment of a new series of blogs by NHSN Senior Naturalist, James Common….
Botany | Grass ID | Grasses | James Common
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Getting Started with Grasses: Woodland Grasses
Discover the common grass species associated with the North East’s woodlands and start identifying your own in the second instalment of a new series of blogs by NHSN Senior Naturalist, James Common….
Botany | Grass ID | Grasses | James Common
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Getting Started with Grasses: Meadows and Neutral Grassland
Discover the common grass species associated with neutral grassland and start identifying your own with NHSN Senior Naturalist, James Common….
Botany | Grass ID | Grasses | James Common
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Orchids of North East England: An Invaluable Guide to the Region’s Exquisite Orchid Species
Get a glimpse into “Orchids of North East England”. This blog offers a snapshot of the book’s rich content- featuring species insights, striking imagery, and vital conservation guidance- highlighting why this guide is a must for anyone passionate about the region’s wild orchids….