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Botany at Thrislington Quarry
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Botany at Thrislington Quarry

Recently, NHSN’s Friday Botany Group set out on a trip to upland Northumberland in search of wildflowers at the Sill…

26 July 2022

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The Sill to Whinshields
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The Sill to Whinshields

Recently, NHSN’s Friday Botany Group set out on a trip to upland Northumberland in search of wildflowers at the Sill…

12 July 2022

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A quick guide to orchid photography
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A quick guide to orchid photography

As part of Discovering Orchids, explore a short guide to orchid photography to help botanists identify your finds….

4 February 2022

Botany | Discovering Orchids

A new study into Japanese Knotweed
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A new study into Japanese Knotweed

Horticulture Magazine have launched a new study and interactive map helping naturalists understand the spread of Japanese Knotweed in their area….

22 September 2021

Botany | Japanese Knotweed

Botany on the banks of the Tyne
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Botany on the banks of the Tyne

Take a look back at a recent NHSN botany trip to Wylam in a short blog by local naturalist, James Common….

28 July 2021

Botany | Chris Metherell | Wildflowers

Fern foray at Hareshaw Linn
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Fern foray at Hareshaw Linn

NHSN member, Jane Kysow, shares a short account of fern identification trip to Hareshaw Linn in Northumberland…

7 July 2021

Botany | Hareshaw Linn | Wildlife

English Perennial Flax, by June Cleal
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English Perennial Flax, by June Cleal

Local naturalist, June Cleal, shares a delightful poem inspired by the discovery of English Perennial Flax on the Hartondown Hills….

12 May 2021

Botany | Poem

The Hidden World of Bryophytes in the North East
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The Hidden World of Bryophytes in the North East

Naturalist, Ryan Clark, explores the hidden world of Bryophytes in the North East, sharing the species you could find on your walks across the region….

25 January 2021

Botany | Bryophytes | Liverwort | Moss

Discover Winter Wildflowers
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Discover Winter Wildflowers

Ahead of the New Year Plant Hunt 2021, Charlotte Rankin shares ten wildflowers to look out for this winter in the North East….

21 December 2020

Botany | New Year Plant Hunt | Wildflowers

Worlds Collide on a Newcastle street
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Worlds Collide on a Newcastle street

Ahead of the New Year Plant Hunt 2021, naturalist, James Common shares some of the non-native species encountered on a Newcastle street….

16 December 2020

Botany | New Year Plant Hunt

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