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A Year of North East Bees
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A Year of North East Bees

Returning for its third year, you have now shared 8,600 sightings of over 60 bee species. You have been finding familiar faces and elusive species. Your records are increasing our understanding of these fascinating and important insects across the North East….

8 August 2022

Bees | Citizen Science | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

Help Monitor Garden Bird Behaviour
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Help Monitor Garden Bird Behaviour

Discover how you can get involved in a new study monitoring caching behaviour in a range of familiar garden birds. You don’t have to be an expert to get involved!…

8 August 2022

Citizen Science | Ornithology | Volunteering

A Ringer’s Year: July 2022
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A Ringer’s Year: July 2022

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout July….

2 August 2022

Barn Owl | Bird Ringing | Ornithology

An Exciting Week of Work Experience
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An Exciting Week of Work Experience

This week, Urban Green Newcastle spent the afternoon visiting our Field Studies Room at Gosforth Nature Reserve….

1 August 2022

News | Young Naturalists

Plan A for North East Nature Gets Underway
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Plan A for North East Nature Gets Underway

Discover a new project that will see us working with 1,500 children and young people from all over the North East of England – Plan A for North East Nature….

1 August 2022

News | Young Naturalists

A Ringer’s Year: June 2022
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A Ringer’s Year: June 2022

North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a new update summarising bird ringing across Northumberland throughout June…

26 July 2022

Bird Ringing | Ringers Year

Botany at Thrislington Quarry
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Botany at Thrislington Quarry

Recently, NHSN’s Friday Botany Group set out on a trip to upland Northumberland in search of wildflowers at the Sill…

26 July 2022

Botany

Celebrating “I am a Young North East Naturalist”
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Celebrating “I am a Young North East Naturalist”

Reminiscent of historic events with children in Hancock Museum, last week, NHSN held a celebration for 150 young North East…

21 July 2022

How to be a Young North East Naturalist

The Ladybirds of Gosforth Nature Reserve
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The Ladybirds of Gosforth Nature Reserve

Explore the diverse and beautiful ladybirds of Gosforth Nature Reserve in a new blog by NHSN Senior Naturalist, James Common…

20 July 2022

Insects | James Common | Ladybirds

A Guide to Common North East Bumblebees
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A Guide to Common North East Bumblebees

Explore the common and familiar bumblebees of North East England in a new blog by NHSN Invertebrate Group coordinator, Charlotte Rankin…

18 July 2022

Bee Week | Bees | Bumblebees

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