Birds ›
A Ringers Year: Willow Tits, Marsh Tits and the shenanigans of swans
Explore a December update from North East ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, featuring scarce tits and the shenanigans of swans. Within the…
Updates from NHSN
Birds ›
Lockdown Birding on the Fringe
For local naturalist, Mike Carr, lockdown provided the opportunity to study and enjoy nature close to home in Gosforth….
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Sanctuary in Nature
Marie-Claire Robson shares a note on the importance of nature during lockdown. Healing and nourishing, enveloping and enlivening nature has…
Invertebrates ›
Invertebrate Photography During Lockdown
For Ian Beddison, lockdown provided an opportunity to photograph and admire a wealth of eyecatching invertebrates. The arrival of the…
Botany ›
Discover Winter Wildflowers
Ahead of the New Year Plant Hunt 2021, Charlotte Rankin shares ten wildflowers to look out for this winter in the North East….
Gosforth Nature Reserve ›
Celebrating a Successful Year at Gosforth Nature Reserve
As a New Year dawns, we say thank you to the members, volunteers and funders who have helped protect the…
Botany ›
Worlds Collide on a Newcastle street
Ahead of the New Year Plant Hunt 2021, naturalist, James Common shares some of the non-native species encountered on a Newcastle street….
Invertebrates ›
The North East Bee Hunt: Your 2020 Results
This year, naturalists across the North East took part in the North East Bee Hunt. Mapping the region’s bees, your…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Social Isolation on the Northumberland Coast
Fresh from the pages of his exquisite notebook, local naturalist, Stewart Sexton, shares lockdown observations from Howick, Northumberland What a…
Birds ›
A Ringers Year: Barn Owls in 2020
Ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares an update on the Barn Owl breeding season across the North East With ringing at a…