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Community, craft and conversation at Land of Oak and Iron
NHSN Heritage Researcher Rachel Anderson reflects on a community workshop about nature and wellbeing as part of the lottery heritage…
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Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: The North East Ladybird Spot
The North East Ladybird Spot began four years ago in February 2021 and since then almost 200 volunteers have submitted nearly 10,000 records of 28 species of ladybirds. …
Citizen Science | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 4: ‘The Call of the Peewit’
This instalment of ‘Walking the Ouse Burn’ was an interesting one! We started at Gosforth Nature Reserve, a place I’ve…
Botany | Fungi | Heathery Lane | Lapwing | Ouse Burn | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way
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The Pitmen Naturalists 1: John Simm (1829 – 1904)
Library and Archive volunteer Maureen Flisher explores the life and library of a citizen scientist from West Cramlington I was…
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A River Through Time
Writer Rob Galpin reflects on his relationship with the Tyne and its wildlife It took me twenty years to notice…
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The Pitmen Naturalists: Introduction
In a new series of blogs, NHSN Archive and Library volunteer Maureen Flisher explores the lives and work of some…
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Inspiring Stories: exploring and growing the North East Nature Archive
NHSN Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett explores some of the stories from our ‘Treasures of the Archives’ events Finding and sharing…
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Field Identification Skills Training 2025 – Applications Open for Young Naturalists and Early Career Surveyors
Thanks to the John Spedan Lewis Foundation, this year, NHSN is launching a new field identification skills programme dedicated to helping early-career professionals develop their skills in natural history…
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 3: ‘Kingfishers and Cave Spiders’
I was really excited for this instalment of ‘Walking the Ouse Burn’. Jesmond Dene in particular holds many fond childhood…
Botany | Fungi | Jesmond Dene | Kingfisher | Ouse Burn | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | Paddy Freeman | The Ouse Burn Way
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62 Years of the Quaternary Course with Angus Lunn
Angus Lunn lead the successful Quaternary course for 62 years. Through this, Angus inspired many people to explore this fascinating period in the earth’s history….