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Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist

Finding Bees
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Finding Bees

Philip Jordan shares six things he has learnt whilst taking part in the North East Bee Hunt…

16 July 2020

Bees | Biological Recording | Citizen Science | North East Bee Hunt

A Lockdown Mystery
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A Lockdown Mystery

For local naturalist, Terry Coult, lockdown provided an opportunity to study and appreciate a most unusual orchid…

15 July 2020

Lockdown Naturalists

Wildlife Photography from Tynemouth
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Wildlife Photography from Tynemouth

Wildlife photographer Chris Castling shares a gallery of images captured within walking distance of home…

10 July 2020

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Lockdown Notes
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Lockdown Notes

Our next Lockdown Naturalist entry comes from naturalist and seabird scientist, Daniel Turner, at Tynemouth…

8 July 2020

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Lockdown Botany in the Garden
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Lockdown Botany in the Garden

For botanist and gardener, Jane Wrigley, lockdown provided an opportunity to more closely inspect the wild plantlife of her Fallowfield garden….

1 July 2020

Botany | Lockdown Naturalists

A Pleasure Shared
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A Pleasure Shared

NHSN Volunteer Ranger, Ian Hogg, shares his lockdown naturalist experience from Gosforth Nature Reserve…

24 June 2020

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Lockdown in the Lower Derwent Valley
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Lockdown in the Lower Derwent Valley

For NHSN Trustee, Michael Turner, lockdown has been spent observing and enjoying the wildlife of the Lower Derwent Valley…

23 June 2020

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Recording Garden Wildlife
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Recording Garden Wildlife

For local naturalist, Sam Fisher, lockdown was spent gaining a greater appreciation of the wildlife to be found in his North Tyneside garden, from Tree Sparrows to eye-catching hoverflies…

17 June 2020

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Lockdown’s Silver Lining
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Lockdown’s Silver Lining

For Pauline Gilbertson, Lockdown provided an opportunity to uncover the diverse and beautiful wildlife that thrives on the outskirts of her small village…

8 June 2020

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It’s the Little Things that Count
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It’s the Little Things that Count

For local naturalist, Vivien Kent, Lockdown has meant time to study and appreciate the smaller residents of her garden…

8 June 2020

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