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Malcolm and Julie Watson’s Gift to Young Naturalists
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Malcolm and Julie Watson’s Gift to Young Naturalists

Through the generous legacy of Malcolm and Julie Watson, more young and early-career naturalists are being given the opportunity to learn about North East nature….

2 February 2026

Stung by Surprise: Mediterranean Nettle Arrives in Newcastle
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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!…

11 January 2026

Botany | BSBI | Citizen Science | Ouse Burn Way | The Ouse Burn Way | Wildlife Ways

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 6: “Waters of Woolsington”
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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…

5 June 2025

Bees | Birds | Ouse Burn | Ouseburn | Walking | Woolsington

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 5: ‘A Great Park Surprise!’
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 5: ‘A Great Park Surprise!’

The latest instalment of the ‘Walking the Ouse Burn’ series took me to Great Park – my first visit to…

30 May 2025

Birds | Botany | Great Park | Invertebrates | Ornithology | Ouse Burn | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way | Walking

Farmland Birds in Suburbia: Surveying Murton Gap Fields  
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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…

10 March 2025

Explore Your Archive Week with the North East Nature Archive:  A Journey Through History, Nature, and Art
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Explore Your Archive Week with the North East Nature Archive:  A Journey Through History, Nature, and Art

Last month, the North East Nature Archive (NENA) took part in the Archives and Records Association’s annual Explore Your Archive…

17 December 2024

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Finding Kathleen: a volunteer’s experience 
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Finding Kathleen: a volunteer’s experience 

North East Nature Archive, Sue Vaughan, reflects on her discovery of Kathleen Barrett’s vivid nature journals. Kathleen Barratt was born…

10 December 2024

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Hidden treasures: Revisiting the Fungi Paintings of Sarah Dickson
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Hidden treasures: Revisiting the Fungi Paintings of Sarah Dickson

Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett and volunteer Alan Hart introduce one of the artistic highlights of the North East Nature Archive…

3 December 2024

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Nurtured by Nature: Voices from the 1829 Forum
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Nurtured by Nature: Voices from the 1829 Forum

Back in October we were delighted to welcome early career naturalists to explore treasures from the North East Nature Archive. …

8 November 2024

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An A-Z of the beauties of Gosforth: Dick Gilhespy’s Nature Journal
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An A-Z of the beauties of Gosforth: Dick Gilhespy’s Nature Journal

Heritage researcher Mel Tuckett delves into a new addition to the North East Nature Archive As part of the Gosforth’s…

16 October 2024

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