Botany ›
Are Foreign Flowers the Future?
Explore the urban insect pollinator and learn how non-native flowers could help reverse their decline with postgraduate researcher, Shannon Goldberg…
Bees | Botany | Invertebrates | Pollinators
Updates from NHSN
Gosforth Nature Reserve ›
Barn Owls breed again at Gosforth Nature Reserve
This summer marked a major milestone for Gosforth Nature Reserve as the first Barn Owls in over forty years returned to breed on site…
Barn Owl | Birdwatching | Gosforth | Gosforth Nature Reserve
Gosforth Nature Reserve ›
Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve
Wetland birds take pride of place in your latest wildlife update from Gosforth Nature Reserve…
Birdwatching | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Kingfisher | Wildlife Sightings
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
New Friends, New Possibilities: Lockdown 2020
Dr Mike Cassidy shares how innovation allowed a small group of bird enthusiasts to continue enjoying nature during lockdown…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Saved by Seashells She Saved
For local artist, Charlotte Powell, beachcombing provided solace, healing and inspiration during lockdown…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Nature and the new lifestyle in the summer of COVID-19
Following her earlier post, Hanna Tamminen looks back on lockdown and the challenges and opportunities it brought for those with a love of nature…
Birds ›
A Ringers Year: July 2020
Read the latest monthly update from ornithologist and bird ringer, Phil Hanmer…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
“Go to the Bees, thou sluggard!”
For Rinke Vinkenoog, lockdown provided the opportunity to study the differing foraging habits of male and female Red-tailed Bumblebees…
Invertebrates ›
A Beginners Guide to ‘White’ butterflies
White butterflies are a common sight during the warmer months of the year and in the North East, you are likely to encounter four common species. Separate and identify these four species with NHSN Invertebrate Section lead, Gordon Port. …
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Lockdown Notes
For long-term NHSN member, David Hall, lockdown provided an opportunity to track and observe the highs and lows of life in his garden…