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Nature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East Nature
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Nature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East Nature

Project Archivist, Kate Guariento, gives an update on the community workshops and events held as part of the Nature’s Cure…

7 July 2023

Archive | Library | Nature's Cure

Book Review: Solitary Bees
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Book Review: Solitary Bees

Solitary Bees, is the latest edition to the Collins New Naturalist series. In this blog, Library Volunteer, Helen Chester, reviews…

5 July 2023

Book Review | Invertebrates | Library

Collins New Naturalist
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Collins New Naturalist

Find out more about the NHSN’s complete set of the New Naturalist series in this latest blog. One of the…

28 June 2023

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Teesdale’s Special Flora: Places, Plants and People
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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…

28 March 2023

Book Review | Botany | Library

Books, Glorious Books
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Books, Glorious Books

A wide array of natural history books have been donated to the North East Natural History Library by Alisoun Gardner-Medwin. Find out more….

18 January 2023

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Lost Species Day
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Lost Species Day

Lost Species day is a chance to discover the stories of extinct and critically endangered species. Explore their stories….

29 November 2022

Archive | Library | Ornithology

Best field guides to use at home: Plants
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Best field guides to use at home: Plants

We’ve asked NHSN members to tell us about their favourite field guides for the garden or on walks close to home. In this post, Julia Black suggests guides for identifying plants….

29 May 2020

Books | Botany | Field Guides | Library

Best field guides to use at home: Moths & Caterpillars
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Best field guides to use at home: Moths & Caterpillars

We’ve asked NHSN members to tell us about their favourite field guides for the garden or on walks close to home. In this post, Heather Devey suggests guides to moths and caterpillars….

29 May 2020

Books | Field Guides | Library | Moths

Best field guides to use at home: Birds
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Best field guides to use at home: Birds

We’ve asked NHSN members to tell us about their favourite field guides for the garden or on walks close to home. In this post, Neil Pont suggests guides for identifying birds….

28 May 2020

Birds | Birdwatching | Books | Field Guides | Library

Discover bee field guides
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Discover bee field guides

We’ve asked NHSN members to tell us about their favourite field guides for the garden or on walks close to home. In this post, Rinke Vinkenoog suggests guides for identifying bees….

28 May 2020

Bees | Books | Bumblebees | Field Guides | Library

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