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A year of North East ladybirds
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A year of North East ladybirds

Local naturalist, Chris Barlow, looks back over a successful year spent recording and enjoying the North East’s ladybirds I’ve been…

18 January 2022

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot

Finding ladybirds in winter
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Finding ladybirds in winter

Local naturalist, James Common, provides a short guide to ladybird spotting across the North East this winter….

14 January 2022

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot

New Nature Rangers to inspire wonder in nature among local children
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New Nature Rangers to inspire wonder in nature among local children

Two new faces have joined the NHSN team as part our How to be a Young North East Naturalist project…

7 January 2022

How to be a Young North East Naturalist | Nature Rangers | Young Naturalists

A Ringer’s Year: December 2021
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A Ringer’s Year: December 2021

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

7 January 2022

Ringers Year

Changing faces at NHSN
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Changing faces at NHSN

As a new year draws closer, two NHSN staff members are moving on to exciting new careers in the environmental sector….

22 December 2021

Identifying Invertebrates
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Identifying Invertebrates

Explore a range of helpful online resources to help you identify your North East invertebrate finds….

19 December 2021

Invertebrates

A Short Guide to Solitary Bees
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A Short Guide to Solitary Bees

Explore the fascinating world of solitary bees in a short guide by NHSN Invertebrate Section Co-coordinator, Charlotte Rankin…

17 December 2021

Bees | North East Bee Hunt

Will you join the New Year Plant Hunt?
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Will you join the New Year Plant Hunt?

Local botanist, Fiona Greenwold, shares five winter wildflowers to look for as part of this year’s BSBI New Year Plant Hunt….

17 December 2021

New Year Plant Hunt

A Ringers Year – November 2021
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A Ringers Year – November 2021

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

13 December 2021

Northumberland | Ornithology

Link local food production to nature conservation
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Link local food production to nature conservation

If Rob Galpin could change one thing, it would be the way in which we think of food production with respect to the wider environment….

9 December 2021

Nature | Plan A

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