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Home Updates from NHSN

Updates from NHSN

Recording Garden Wildlife
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›

Recording Garden Wildlife

For local naturalist, Sam Fisher, lockdown was spent gaining a greater appreciation of the wildlife to be found in his North Tyneside garden, from Tree Sparrows to eye-catching hoverflies…

17 June 2020

Lockdown Naturalists

Bees on a Newcastle street
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Bees on a Newcastle street

Discover bee diversity in the city as James Common highlights the bee species observed on his street in Heaton, Newcastle…

15 June 2020

Bees | James Common | North East Bee Hunt | Pollinators

The Smallest Bees of North East England
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The Smallest Bees of North East England

Naturalist, Louise Hislop, introduces the North East’s overlooked & under-recorded small bees…

15 June 2020

Bees | North East Bee Hunt | Pollinators

Online Talk: Why Have We Failed to Protect Nature?
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Online Talk: Why Have We Failed to Protect Nature?

Join environmental social scientist, Dr Niki Rust, to hear how better communications might hold the key to solving the ongoing ecological emergency…

10 June 2020

Biodiversity Loss | Conservation | Natural History Talk | Nature | NHSN Talks | Niki Rust

Celebrating NHSN Volunteers
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Celebrating NHSN Volunteers

Last week, we shared our heartfelt thanks to the fantastic volunteers at the heart of NHSN…

9 June 2020

Volunteers

Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve
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Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve

From rare raptors to diminutive orchids, gain inspiration for your next visit with a summary of your sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve…

9 June 2020

Badger | Botany | Coralroot Orchid | Gosforth | Hobby | Kingfisher | Nature | Newcastle | Roe Deer | Wildlife Sightings

Early Season Damselflies and Dragonflies at Gosforth Nature Reserve
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Early Season Damselflies and Dragonflies at Gosforth Nature Reserve

Discover the early season dragonflies and damselflies of Gosforth Nature Reserve in a new photo-blog from naturalist, Christopher Wren…

9 June 2020

Damselflies | Dragonflies | Insects

Lockdown’s Silver Lining
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Lockdown’s Silver Lining

For Pauline Gilbertson, Lockdown provided an opportunity to uncover the diverse and beautiful wildlife that thrives on the outskirts of her small village…

8 June 2020

Lockdown Naturalists

It’s the Little Things that Count
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It’s the Little Things that Count

For local naturalist, Vivien Kent, Lockdown has meant time to study and appreciate the smaller residents of her garden…

8 June 2020

Lockdown Naturalists

Spring on the Prudhoe Spetchells
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Spring on the Prudhoe Spetchells

Rinke Vinkenoog provides an account of the unfolding spring at the Prudhoe Spetchells, highlighting the wildlife you can enjoy at this remarkable and very special location….

3 June 2020

Bees | Bumblebees of North East England | Invertebrates | Lockdown Naturalists

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