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Voices from Around the World
Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett explores some of the rich tapestry of experiences people have shared with NHSN through the Nature’s Cure project…
Updates from NHSN
Gosforth Nature Reserve ›
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….
Botany ›
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
Archive & Library ›
Bold Encounters with Insects: Thomas John Bold and the Extreme Wet Winter of 1852–53
Digitization volunteer Sandra Bishop explores a fascinating insight into climate, disease and ecology in the early Transactions of the NHSN…
Archive & Library ›
Welcoming the “Scientific Stranger”
Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett opens up the NHSN’s Transactions and discovers the early origins of its community…
Botany ›
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
Archive & Library ›
Behind the Scenes of the NHSN Transactions Project
Heritage Researcher Rachel Anderson reflects on the process of digitising our archive of Transactions and making them freely available online for the first time ever….
Birds ›
Exploring Conrad Dickinson’s Nature Reserves
Recently, NHSN naturalists were treated to a trip around a few nature reserves in Northumberland by Conrad Dickinson, read on to find out more about their adventures……
Blog ›
Spring in Full Swing: Celebrating May with Gosforth’s Wild Web
What a May it’s been! Sunshine, blossoms, birdsong, and just the right amount of rain to keep things green and buzzing. May 2025 saw Gosforth’s Wild Web in full bloom-connecting people, places, and the wonderful wildlife around us. Whether it was pond-dipping with local school children, bug hunting at a community bioblitz, or recording butterflies fluttering by, this past month has been a beautiful celebration of nature and the people who care about it….
Bees | Citizen Science | Gosforth's Wild Web | Invertebrates
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The Pitmen Naturalists 5: Alexander Butters
In the fifth instalment of her series of the citizen scientists of the nineteenth-century coalfield, Maureen Flisher traces the journey…