Nature in the North East ›
Wild West
A warm mid-October day gave the lad and I the chance to pack a picnic on the bikes and head…
Updates from NHSN
Gosforth Nature Reserve ›
A welcome boost for bats at Gosforth Park Nature Reserve
NHSN are delighted to announce a new, collaborative project with Northumbrian Water which has seen five new bat boxes installed…
Nature in the North East ›
Fungi, fruit and haws
There is no denying that autumn is now upon us and Waldridge Fell has changed its coat again. The heather…
Botany ›
On 20 years of NHSN’s Mid-Week Botany Group
The Midweek Botany Group started twenty years ago in 1998 when we (Janet Angel and Chris Irvine) had been going on the botany…
Birds ›
A Ringers Year: September 2018
Ringing at Howick Arboretum continued this month despite the troublesome weather. On the 1st 22 new birds and 17 retraps…
Nature in the North East ›
Autumn on Longframlington Common
The place on the Common which I head for at this time of year, camera in hand, is Shirlaw Woods,…
News ›
NHSN are proud to bring you our ‘Student Naturalist Awards Scheme’
NHSN is proud to ‘officially’ launch our new Student Naturalist Awards Scheme: designed to provide early-career conservationists from local universities with…
News ›
Farewell and thank you to a visionary
The Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN) is deeply saddened by the death of trustee, Vice President, former museum curator…
Nature in the North East ›
Fruit and Nut Served Warm
The sunny end of an early September school day gave my son and I a chance to explore Walbottle Brickworks…
Birds ›
A Ringers Year: August 2018
Ringing at Howick Arboretum continued this month with 35 birds processed on the 3rd of August. These included 8 retraps…