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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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Book Review: The James Losh Diaries
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Book Review: The James Losh Diaries

The James Losh Diaries 1802-1833. Life and Weather in Early Nineteenth-Century Newcastle-upon-Tyne. By Deborah Smith. Cambridge Scholars publishing. £64.99. In…

14 August 2019

Book Reviews | Library

A Ringers Year: July 2019
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A Ringers Year: July 2019

We had our first ringing session of the year at Howick on Friday 19th July catching only 18 new birds…

30 July 2019

Bird Ringing

Summer sightings at Gosforth Park NR
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Summer sightings at Gosforth Park NR

Gosforth Park Nature Reserve has been the place to be of late, and not just because of the fine, summer…

5 July 2019

Gosforth Nature Reserve | Wildlife Sightings

A Ringers Year: June 2019
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A Ringers Year: June 2019

 June saw the last ringing of a brood of young tawny owls on the 11th.  This year I had around…

1 July 2019

Bird Ringing

Open day debut for county first
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Open day debut for county first

The ‘moth table’ has been a regular feature of Gosforth Park NR open days in recent years. Families with young…

1 July 2019

Gosforth Nature Reserve | Moths

Daisy Hill’s Coat of Many Colours
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Daisy Hill’s Coat of Many Colours

June is the month when Daisy Hill dons its coat of many colours and becomes the star of the show….

17 June 2019

Daisy Hill | Vivien Kent

A Ringers Year: May 2019
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A Ringers Year: May 2019

May is the month when the majority of birds nest and we have been very busy Nest Recording and ringing…

3 June 2019

Bird Ringing

A glimpse at the birdlife of Allen Banks
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A glimpse at the birdlife of Allen Banks

The woodlands of Allen Banks represent some of the most diverse in our region, part of the reason the site…

21 May 2019

Allen Banks | Birding | James Common

Book review: How to be an Urban Birder
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Book review: How to be an Urban Birder

David Lindo, Princeton University Press 2018, 232 pages Jamie Oliver commends this attractively produced and very accessible softback publication, now…

21 May 2019

Birding | Book Reviews

What to watch in the North East this Summer
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What to watch in the North East this Summer

Oak-wood birds at Allen Banks The aged oak woods of Allen Banks stand as one of the best places in…

7 May 2019

Birding | North East

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