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Helping Newcastle’s Swifts
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Helping Newcastle’s Swifts

As a child growing up in Newcastle, Swifts filled the skies in the summer evenings and this amazing creature fuelled…

14 April 2023

Four Aerial Acrobats to Lookout for this Spring
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Four Aerial Acrobats to Lookout for this Spring

Learn how to differentiate between Swallows, Swifts, House and Sand Martins in a new blog by NHSN Naturalist, Ho-Yin Wong…

13 April 2023

Ornithology

Book Review: The Curious World of Seaweed by Josie Iselin
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Book Review: The Curious World of Seaweed by Josie Iselin

ISBN 978-1-59714-482-7 I enjoy reading books about an easy overlooked aspect of natural history, and seaweed definitely falls into this…

4 April 2023

Batty about Bats
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Batty about Bats

Bats are often misunderstood. Did you know that they are more closely related to humans than they are to mice?…

30 March 2023

bat | Bats | Mammals

Teesdale’s Special Flora: Places, Plants and People
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Teesdale’s Special Flora: Places, Plants and People

Margaret Bradshaw is an experienced botanist, who spent most of her life working on the conservation of Teesdale’s flora. She…

28 March 2023

Book Review | Botany | Library

Warm Welcome to Our New Trustee: Lisa Gill
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Warm Welcome to Our New Trustee: Lisa Gill

This week, we welcome Lisa Gill, as our new trustee. Recently graduated from her masters in Conservation and Ecosystem Management…

28 March 2023

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A Ringer’s Year: March 2023
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A Ringer’s Year: March 2023

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout March, including a Siskin from…

28 March 2023

Bird Ringing | Ornithology

Exploring the North East Nature Archive
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Exploring the North East Nature Archive

Updates on ‘Nature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East Nature’ The North East Nature Archive is…

24 March 2023

Archive | Nature's Cure

North East Ancient Woodland Inventory
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North East Ancient Woodland Inventory

Find out about the work of ERIC North East in mapping out ancient woodlands in the region and how you…

16 March 2023

Ancient Woodland Inventory | Botany | ERIC NE

Spring Wildflowers
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Spring Wildflowers

Early wildflowers herald the arrival of spring. In this blog, explore five wildflowers likely to be encountered in green spaces…

2 March 2023

Botany | Spring

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