• Newsletter sign up
  • Member Log In
Natural History Society of Northumbria
  • Visit

    Getting here

    View on google maps

    • Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • Visit Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • Wildlife at Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • Education at Gosforth Nature Reserve
    • View our collections
      • Natural history library
      • Natural history archive
      • Great North Museum: Hancock collections
  • Blog

    News and Events

    Birds

    Coquet Island 2020 Summary

    David Kinchin-Smith shares an update from Coquet Island where isolation helped RSPB staff continue work to monitor and protect wildlife during lockdown....

    • News from NHSN
      • News
      • Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • North East Naturalists
      • Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist
      • Archive & library
    • Across the North East
      • Nature in the North East
      • Invertebrates
      • Botany
      • Ornithology
      • Mammals
  • Get Involved

    Learn and Explore

    The North East New Year Plant Hunt-Off – The Results

    Visit Gosforth Nature Reserve

    Gosforth Nature Reserve is now open. To plan your next visit and experience the best of North East nature this...

    • Get involved
      • Events & courses
      • North East Bee Hunt
      • The North East Ladybird Spot
      • Publications
      • Student award scheme
  • Support us

    Support North East nature

    The North East New Year Plant Hunt-Off – The Results

    Become a Member

    Become a member today to explore Gosforth Nature Reserve and support nature across the North East. Full membership costs just...

    • Ways to Support
      • Become a member
      • Renew your membership
      • Make a donation
      • Volunteer with us
      • Young People’s Lantern Fund Appeal
  • More
    • Get Involved
      • Events & courses
      • Citizen Science
      • Volunteer with us
      • Student award scheme
      • Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist
    • Discover
      • Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • Natural history archive
      • Natural history library
      • GNM: Hancock collections
      • NHSN publications
    • Support us
      • Become a member
      • Renew your support
      • Young People’s Lantern Fund Appeal
      • Make a donation
      • Leave a legacy
    • Across the North East
      • North East Bee Hunt
      • North East Ladybird Spot
      • Conservation and research
      • Small grants
    • Articles
      • Invertebrates
      • Ornithology
      • Botany
      • Mammals
    • About
      • Our story so far
      • About us
      • Our people
      • Room hire in Newcastle
  • Visit
    • Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • Visit Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • Wildlife at Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • Education at Gosforth Nature Reserve
    • View our collections
      • Natural history library
      • Natural history archive
      • Great North Museum: Hancock collections
  • Blog
    • News from NHSN
      • News
      • Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • North East Naturalists
      • Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist
      • Archive & library
    • Across the North East
      • Nature in the North East
      • Invertebrates
      • Botany
      • Ornithology
      • Mammals
  • Get Involved
    • Get involved
      • Events & courses
      • North East Bee Hunt
      • The North East Ladybird Spot
      • Publications
      • Student award scheme
  • Support us
    • Ways to Support
      • Become a member
      • Renew your membership
      • Make a donation
      • Volunteer with us
      • Young People’s Lantern Fund Appeal
  • More
    • Get Involved
      • Events & courses
      • Citizen Science
      • Volunteer with us
      • Student award scheme
      • Notes from a Lockdown Naturalist
    • Discover
      • Gosforth Nature Reserve
      • Natural history archive
      • Natural history library
      • GNM: Hancock collections
      • NHSN publications
    • Support us
      • Become a member
      • Renew your support
      • Young People’s Lantern Fund Appeal
      • Make a donation
      • Leave a legacy
    • Across the North East
      • North East Bee Hunt
      • North East Ladybird Spot
      • Conservation and research
      • Small grants
    • Articles
      • Invertebrates
      • Ornithology
      • Botany
      • Mammals
    • About
      • Our story so far
      • About us
      • Our people
      • Room hire in Newcastle
  • Newsletter sign up
  • Member Log In
Home Nature

Nature

Nectar Robbing
Invertebrates ›

Nectar Robbing

Explore problem-solving in short-tongued bees in a post by local naturalist, Christopher Wren…

19 August 2020

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature | Nectar Robbing | North East Bee Hunt

A huge boost for volunteers at Gosforth Nature Reserve
Gosforth Nature Reserve ›

A huge boost for volunteers at Gosforth Nature Reserve

Thanks to National Lottery players, dedicated NHSN volunteers will receive £49,000 to support their work at Gosforth Nature Reserve…

30 July 2020

Gosforth Nature Reserve | National Lottery | National Lottery Heritage Fund | Nature | Volunteering | Wildlife

Introducing the Fork-tailed Flower Bee
Invertebrates ›

Introducing the Fork-tailed Flower Bee

Charlotte Rankin introduces the endearing and under-recorded Fork-tailed Flower Bee, a species you could encounter in your gardens throughout July…

15 July 2020

Fork-tailed Flower Bee | Insects | Nature | North East Bee Hunt

Marsh and Spotted Orchids (Dactylorhizas) in the North East
Botany ›

Marsh and Spotted Orchids (Dactylorhizas) in the North East

Explore Marsh orchids and Spotted-orchids in the North East with botanical Vice-county Recorder for South Northumberland, John Richards…

24 June 2020

Common Spotted Orchid | Dactylorhiza | John Richards | Nature | Northern Marsh orchid | Orchid

Online Talk: Why Have We Failed to Protect Nature?
Nature in the North East ›

Online Talk: Why Have We Failed to Protect Nature?

Join environmental social scientist, Dr Niki Rust, to hear how better communications might hold the key to solving the ongoing ecological emergency…

10 June 2020

Biodiversity Loss | Conservation | Natural History Talk | Nature | NHSN Talks | Niki Rust

Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve
Gosforth Nature Reserve ›

Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve

From rare raptors to diminutive orchids, gain inspiration for your next visit with a summary of your sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve…

9 June 2020

Badger | Botany | Coralroot Orchid | Gosforth | Hobby | Kingfisher | Nature | Newcastle | Roe Deer | Wildlife Sightings

The North East New Year Plant Hunt-Off – The Results
Botany ›

The North East New Year Plant Hunt-Off – The Results

The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland’s (BSBI) New Year Plant Hunt is an annual event in which botanists, expert and amateur…

7 January 2020

Botany | BSBI | Lindisfarne | Nature | New Year Plant Hunt

You may also be interested in…

Seven Queen Bumblebees to Spot This Spring
At the height of spring, queen bumblebees are out in force. Local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin, guides you through seven queen bumblebees you are likely to encounter this spring....
Vacancy for Reserve Ranger
A Ringer’s Year: March 2021
Ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares a March update summarising bird monitoring across Northumberland throughout the month....
Natural History Society of Northumbria
Inspiring Wonder in the Natural World
Get in touch

Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Visit our contact page
Newsletter sign-up

Follow us

Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN) is a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 526770)
Terms and conditions

  • Heritage Lottery Fund Logo

© 2020 Natural History Society of Northumbria.

Website by Red Paint & GTank

Keep up to date with local nature
  • Your details will be collected and stored in accordance with our privacy policy.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.