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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 4: ‘The Call of the Peewit’
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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…

21 February 2025

Botany | Fungi | Heathery Lane | Lapwing | Ouse Burn | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 3: ‘Kingfishers and Cave Spiders’
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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…

3 February 2025

Botany | Fungi | Jesmond Dene | Kingfisher | Ouse Burn | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | Paddy Freeman | The Ouse Burn Way

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 2: ‘Fabulous Fungi’
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 2: ‘Fabulous Fungi’

Join Urban Naturalist, Ellie Davison, for a walk along the Ouse Burn from from Jesmond Vale, through Armstrong and Heaton Park, and on towards Benton Bank to look at some of the flora, fauna and funga….

21 January 2025

Armstrong Park | Botany | Fungi | Heaton Park | Ouse Burn | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 1: ‘Urban Gems’
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 1: ‘Urban Gems’

Join Urban Naturalist, Ellie Davison, for a walk from Lower Ouseburn to Heaton Park to learn about the ecology of this bustling area of Newcastle….

13 January 2025

Botany | Fungi | Heaton Park | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way

Hidden treasures: Revisiting the Fungi Paintings of Sarah Dickson
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Hidden treasures: Revisiting the Fungi Paintings of Sarah Dickson

Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett and volunteer Alan Hart introduce one of the artistic highlights of the North East Nature Archive…

3 December 2024

Archive | Botany | Citizen Science | Fungi | History of Science | Nature's Cure | North East Nature Archive

Five Things to do in Nature This Weekend
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Five Things to do in Nature This Weekend

Autumn is the perfect time to explore North East nature. From changing colours to autumn migration, there’s something for everyone….

19 October 2022

Autumn | Fungi | Ornithology

Discover Ten Autumn Fungi
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Discover Ten Autumn Fungi

From mammal mapping to fruiting fungi, discover citizen science projects to join this autumn across the North East….

19 October 2021

Fungi | Nature in the North East

A New Species for Gosforth Nature Reserve and New County Record
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A New Species for Gosforth Nature Reserve and New County Record

Explore a tale of beginner’s luck, expert support, and sound woodland stewardship as local naturalist, Lydia Koelmans, shares the discovery of Porotheleum fimbriatum at Gosforth Nature Reserve….

2 March 2021

Fungi | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Porotheleum fimbriatum

Autumn on Longframlington Common
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Autumn on Longframlington Common

The place on the Common which I head for at this time of year, camera in hand, is Shirlaw Woods,…

3 October 2018

Fungi | Nature Notebook

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