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Parenting Coots at Killingworth Lake
Sometimes in parenting coots, patience runs out, and even on a quiet lake, a firm beak can speak louder than a thousand meeps….
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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….
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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….
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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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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 6: “Waters of Woolsington”
It was a lovely sunny spring day when myself, Paul Balmont the Ouse Burn Way Programme Development Manager, and some…
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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…
Field Skills Programme | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Ranger | Volunteer | Volunteer Ranger | Volunteering
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Volunteer’s Week: Being an Education Ranger at Gosforth Nature Reserve
I began volunteering with the Education Rangers for the Natural History Society of Northumbria in autumn last year (2024). Since…
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Being a Volunteer Student Naturalist: Amelia Jenkin’s Placement Year at the Natural History Society of Northumbria (2024-25)
As my time at NHSN comes to a close, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on what I…
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From Nature-Lover to Naturalist: Lekshmi Vijay’s Placement Year with the Natural History Society of Northumbria (2024-25)
When I started my placement year as a Student Naturalist with the Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN), I knew…