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Bird Life of Bygone Fenham
Michael Greatbatch explores the work of a forgotten nature diarist in turn-of-the-century Newcastle Bird Life of Bygone Fenham is the…
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February in Gosforth’s Wild Web
As we have made our way into March and near the official beginning of spring, NHSN Assistant Naturalist, Hollie Muir, reflects on the inspiring events and wildlife enjoyed in February in Gosforth’s Wild Web. …
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Oh what a night! Nature’s Cure at the NHSN Monday Night Lecture
Mel Tuckett shares some of the stories – of change, growth, and nurture – recorded by the Nature’s Cure team…
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The Pitmen Naturalists 3: John Salt (1839-?)
In the third instalment of her series on the unsung citizen scientists of the Northumberland coalfield, Maureen Flisher chases an…
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Farmland Birds in Suburbia: Surveying Murton Gap Fields
Sam Fisher reflects on a year of birdlife in an unsung rural corner of North Tyneside When offered the opportunity…
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The Pitmen Naturalists 2: Joseph Taylor (1841 -1925)
In the second instalment of a series on the unsung citizen scientists of the Northumberland coalfield, archives volunteer Maureen Flisher…
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Mr. Atkinson’s Remarkable Trees
Nick Johnson, project lead of the Northumbria Veteran Tree Project, explores the legacy of George Clayton Atkinson’s pioneering 1876 catalogue…
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Taking Wing: 1 Year as Ornithology Co-ordinator at the NHSN
From evening talks to adventurous walks, Anna Temple looks back on her first year as NHSN’s Ornithology Co-ordinator As I…
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Community, craft and conversation at Land of Oak and Iron
NHSN Heritage Researcher Rachel Anderson reflects on a community workshop about nature and wellbeing as part of the lottery heritage…
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A River Through Time
Writer Rob Galpin reflects on his relationship with the Tyne and its wildlife It took me twenty years to notice…