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Restoring the Whitecroft Burn
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Restoring the Whitecroft Burn

Find out more about an exciting project improving water quality and creating important habitats at Gosforth Nature Reserve The Whitecroft…

13 October 2025

Gosforth Nature Reserve | Tyne Rivers Trust | Whitecroft Burn

Peace, friendship and stories of nature at Gosforth Nature Reserve
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Peace, friendship and stories of nature at Gosforth Nature Reserve

Nature’s Cure welcomes the women of the Angelou Centre In recent weeks the Nature’s Cure project has been so excited…

15 September 2025

Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Damselflies
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Damselflies

In this month’s Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal, NHSN naturalist, Christopher Wren, turns his attention to the damselflies – shimmering jewels of the wetlands and fleeting symbols of summer…

29 August 2025

Damselflies | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Invertebrates

The Fledgling Files – Good News from Gosforth Nature Reserve
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The Fledgling Files – Good News from Gosforth Nature Reserve

Sit back, relax, and enjoy three feel-good stories from Gosforth Nature Reserve this summer – each one highlighting the value…

5 August 2025

Common Tern | Gosforth Nature Reserve

Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: The Lunar Hornet Moth
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: The Lunar Hornet Moth

In this month’s Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal, NHSN naturalist, Christopher Wren, shares insights to one of the reserve’s most elusive residents: the Lunar Hornet Moth….

30 July 2025

Gosforth Nature Reserve | Invertebrates | Moth

Nature’s Cure: a day out in Gosforth Nature Reserve
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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…

23 July 2025

Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: The life of a fox cub
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: The life of a fox cub

Enjoy a closer look at foxes and their cubs! In this month’s Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal, NHSN naturalist, Christopher Wren, shares details about the life of a fox cub….

25 June 2025

Fox | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Mammals

Volunteer’s Week: Being a Volunteer Ranger at Gosforth Nature Reserve
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Volunteer’s Week: Being a Volunteer Ranger at Gosforth Nature Reserve

Nature is a massive part of my life. When I was younger I spent most of the warmer months climbing…

4 June 2025

Field Skills Programme | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Ranger | Volunteer | Volunteer Ranger | Volunteering

Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Dragonfly Emergence
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Dragonfly Emergence

In this month’s Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal, NHSN naturalist, Christopher Wren, shares experiencing the emergence of a dragonfly from the shell of the nymph…

28 May 2025

Dragonfly | Gosforth Nature Reserve

Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Unexpected Encounters
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Unexpected Encounters

In this month’s Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal, NHSN naturalist, Christopher Wren, shares some surprise encounters captured on trail camera….

23 April 2025

Carrion Crow | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Grey Heron | Stoat

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