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‘To preserve men from sicknes, sorowe and payne’: William Turner’s Great Herbal
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‘To preserve men from sicknes, sorowe and payne’: William Turner’s Great Herbal

NHSN Heritage Researcher Rachel Anderson investigates one of the most priceless books in the North East Nature Archive collection This…

23 October 2024

Archive | Botany | Library and Archive | Nature's Cure

Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Squirrels
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Squirrels

Take a closer look at the common and familiar Grey Squirrel in a new blog by local naturalist and NHSN volunteer, Christopher Wren….

22 October 2024

Gosforth Nature Reserve | Grey Squirrel

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

Archive and Library | Gosforth's Wild Web | Nature's Cure | North East Nature Archive

NSHN welcomes new Heritage Researchers
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NSHN welcomes new Heritage Researchers

Last week NHSN was proud to welcome our new Heritage Researchers, Rachel Anderson and Mel Tuckett. Rachel and Mel will…

16 October 2024

Archive and Library | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Nature's Cure

NHSN’s New Urban Naturalist Hits the Ground Running
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NHSN’s New Urban Naturalist Hits the Ground Running

Ellie Davison, Urban Naturalist, in her new role supported by the Reece Foundation expresses her excitement at the nature and…

10 October 2024

Ellie Davison | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Ouse Burn Way

Pigeons in the North East Nature Archive
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Pigeons in the North East Nature Archive

Student Research Archivist Sasha Lawson-Frost discusses the different perspectives on pigeons we can find in the North East Nature Archive….

1 October 2024

Nature’s Cure: collecting your stories about encountering nature in the North East
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Nature’s Cure: collecting your stories about encountering nature in the North East

What does it mean to experience nature? How does it change us? What can it give us, to help us…

27 September 2024

Archive | Covid | Lockdown Naturalists | mental health

Get involved with Gosforth’s Wild Web’s A-Z’s
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Get involved with Gosforth’s Wild Web’s A-Z’s

Gosforth’s Wild Web encourages everyone to notice nature near them, find out how you could get involved and make your…

26 September 2024

Gosforth's Wild Web

Meet NHSN’s New Volunteer Student Naturalists
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Meet NHSN’s New Volunteer Student Naturalists

Recently, we welcomed Amelia Jenkins and Lekshmi Vijay as NHSN’s new Student Naturalists. Find out more in their own words…

26 September 2024

Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Secrets of the Water Shrew
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Secrets of the Water Shrew

Enjoy a closer look at the Water Shrew in a new blog by local naturalist and volunteer, Christopher Wren….

25 September 2024

Gosforth Nature Reserve | Water Shrew

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