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Five Orchids to Discover
The recent warm weather has brought out many orchids, find out five species you can encounter this spring and summer….
Botany
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Experience Wildlife at Gosforth Nature Reserve
Enjoy a fresh spring walk around Gosforth Nature this half term and find out about some of the wildlife you are likely…
Botany | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Invertebrates | Ornithology
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Teesdale’s Special Flora: Places, Plants and People
Margaret Bradshaw is an experienced botanist, who spent most of her life working on the conservation of Teesdale’s flora. She…
Book Review | Botany | Library
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North East Ancient Woodland Inventory
Find out about the work of ERIC North East in mapping out ancient woodlands in the region and how you…
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Spring Wildflowers
Early wildflowers herald the arrival of spring. In this blog, explore five wildflowers likely to be encountered in green spaces…
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Moments from a December Walk, a poem by Terry Astley
Terry Astley shares more moments from exploring North East nature in winter. He captures the sights and sounds of the coast….
Archive | Botany | Library and Archive | Poetry | Winter
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Winter Sounds, a poem by Terry Astley
Discover Winter Sounds by North East poet and naturalist, Terry Astley, a poem that reminds us of our connection to nature….
Archive | Botany | Library and Archive | Poetry | Winter
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An Autumn Day at Rogie Falls, a poem by Terry Astley
Discover An Autumn Day by Terry Astley, a poem that transports us to Rogie Falls with the sights and sounds of Autumn….
Archive | Autumn | Botany | Library and Archive | Poetry
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Listening to the Lichens
A study of lichen communities paints a stark picture of the impacts of air pollution on ecosystems in the North East, what can we learn?…