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    Sit back, relax, and enjoy three feel-good stories from Gosforth Nature Reserve this summer – each one highlighting the value...

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How Covid impacted our relationship with nature 
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How Covid impacted our relationship with nature 

Nature was a lifeline for many of us during the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. As we mark five years…

25 March 2025

Archive | Covid | lockdown

27 Passionate Young Naturalists Join the NHSN Field Skills Programme
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27 Passionate Young Naturalists Join the NHSN Field Skills Programme

Thanks to the support of the Reece Foundation, this week, we welcomed 27 passionate young naturalists to take part in the 2025 NHSN Field Skills Programme….

24 March 2025

Field Skills | John Spedan lewis | Natural History Skills

Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: American Mink
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: American Mink

In this month’s Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal, NHSN naturalist, Christopher Wren, takes a closer look at the invasive American Mink and the impact on native wildlife in the UK….

24 March 2025

American Mink | Citizen Science | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Invasive Species

The Pitmen Naturalists 4: Miner Swain
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The Pitmen Naturalists 4: Miner Swain

In the fourth instalment of her series on the citizen scientists of the late nineteenth-century Northumbrian coalfield, Maureen Flisher follows…

18 March 2025

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Can you help inspire wonder about local nature? Join us as a Volunteer Ranger and become the friendly face of Gosforth Nature Reserve….

18 March 2025

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Can you help inspire young people about nature? Become an Education Ranger and be the friendly face of Gosforth Nature Reserve for local children….

18 March 2025

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Bird Life of Bygone Fenham
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Bird Life of Bygone Fenham

Michael Greatbatch explores the work of a forgotten nature diarist in turn-of-the-century Newcastle Bird Life of Bygone Fenham is the…

17 March 2025

February in Gosforth’s Wild Web
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February in Gosforth’s Wild Web

As we have made our way into March and near the official beginning of spring, NHSN Assistant Naturalist, Hollie Muir, reflects on the inspiring events and wildlife enjoyed in February in Gosforth’s Wild Web. …

17 March 2025

Gosforth's Wild Web

Oh what a night! Nature’s Cure at the NHSN Monday Night Lecture
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Oh what a night! Nature’s Cure at the NHSN Monday Night Lecture

Mel Tuckett shares some of the stories – of change, growth, and nurture – recorded by the Nature’s Cure team…

13 March 2025

The Pitmen Naturalists 3: John Salt (1839-?)
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The Pitmen Naturalists 3: John Salt (1839-?)

In the third instalment of her series on the unsung citizen scientists of the Northumberland coalfield, Maureen Flisher chases an…

12 March 2025

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