Gosforth Nature Reserve ›
Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve
As autumn descends, fascinating fungi, migrant wildfowl and late-season insects take pride of place in your latest update from Gosforth Nature Reserve…
Updates from NHSN
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Hedgehog Notes from Fenham
For NHSN member, Moira Gray, lockdown provided an opportunity to investigate the comings and goings of Fenham’s urban hedgehogs…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Hope and Inspiration during Lockdown
Local naturalist, Jane Gray, shares an exciting lockdown discovery as Lapwings breed in close proximity to Gosforth Nature Reserve…
Botany ›
A Focus on Ivy
While most wildflowers have finished for the year, Autumn is the time when Ivy bursts into life. Explore the value of this underappreciated plant for flower-visiting insects in a new article by Charlotte Rankin…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
A Summer Walk, a poem by Brenda Astley
For botanist and NHSN member, Brenda Astley, a summer walk during lockdown provided inspiration for a delightful poem detailing a trip into the Northumbrian countryside…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Nature Notes from a Gosforth Garden
For naturalist and long-term NHSN member, Bob Wilkin, lockdown provided an opportunity to immerse himself in garden wildlife and appreciate the value of Newcastle’s wildlife corridors…
Nature in the North East ›
The butterfly effect!
A leading North East regeneration specialist is investing in schemes to help a threatened butterfly spread its wings and to create ecological attractions for local communities….
Gosforth Nature Reserve ›
Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve
Kingfishers, otters and scarce butterflies feature in your latest wildlife update from Gosforth Nature Reserve…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Lockdown and Little Terns
For Sally Reay, Shorebird Warden at Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, lockdown provided an opportunity to reflect on what could be a tumultuous year for Northumberland’s breeding Little Terns…
News ›
NHSN’s Friday Talks are returning, with one small difference…
Join us each Friday night between October and March for a new and exciting natural history talk you can enjoy at home…