Invertebrates ›
North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #5
You have now shared a fantastic 900 records as part of the North East Bee Hunt. Charlotte Rankin summarises your records and observations over the last two weeks….
Updates from NHSN
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Nature Finds in my Journals
For artist, Alison Cutts, Lockdown was spent creating detailed illustrations of objects found in nature, from Primroses to pebbles…
Archive & Library ›
Celebrating Nature Journaling Week: Plants
For today’s theme, we’re featuring botanical illustrations as inspiration for your journal notes and sketches…
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Wild on my doorstep
For artist and designer, Stephen Pardue, lockdown means appreciating the smallest of things on his local patch…
Invertebrates ›
The Orange-tailed Mining Bee at Gosforth Nature Reserve
Discover one of the North East’s most overlooked bee species, the eye-catching Orange-tailed Mining Bee…
Citizen Science ›
Discover Leafcutter Bees
Leafcutter bees are a prominent sight in summer. Learn to spot these eye-catching pollinators with NHSN Conservation Officer, Charlotte Rankin….
Bees | Leafcutter Bees | North East Bee Hunt | Patchwork Leafcutter Bee
Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist ›
Discovering Nature on the Doorstep
Young naturalist, David Raffle, shares his Lockdown Naturalist experience from Gosforth…
Archive & Library ›
Best field guides to use at home: Plants
We’ve asked NHSN members to tell us about their favourite field guides for the garden or on walks close to home. In this post, Julia Black suggests guides for identifying plants….
Books | Botany | Field Guides | Library
Archive & Library ›
Best field guides to use at home: Moths & Caterpillars
We’ve asked NHSN members to tell us about their favourite field guides for the garden or on walks close to home. In this post, Heather Devey suggests guides to moths and caterpillars….
Books | Field Guides | Library | Moths
Archive & Library ›
Best field guides to use at home: Butterflies
We’ve asked NHSN members to tell us about their favourite field guides for the garden or on walks close to home. In this post, Phillip Jordan recommends guides to the butterflies of Britain….