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Launching the Urban Flora of Newcastle & North Tyneside
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Launching the Urban Flora of Newcastle & North Tyneside

Proudly supported by NHSN, the Urban Flora of Newcastle and North Tyneside, by NHSN Senior Naturalist, James Common, is available now via Amazon….

9 March 2026

Botany | Newcastle | Urban Flora | Wildflowers

A Bigger, Brighter Future for Gosforth Nature Reserve
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A Bigger, Brighter Future for Gosforth Nature Reserve

Thanks to the generous support of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, one of the oldest nature reserves in the region will continue to thrive in 2021….

20 January 2021

Gosforth Nature Reserve | Newcastle | North East LEP | North East Local Enterprise Partnership | Wildlife

Finding a Silver Lining – A New Local Patch
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Finding a Silver Lining – A New Local Patch

Discover a smorgasbord of wildlife around Newcastle’s Great Park as local naturalist, Chris Barlow, shares his experience of finding a new local patch during lockdown…

22 July 2020

Great Park | Newcastle | Urban Wildlife

Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve
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Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve

Hawkers, harriers and hairstreaks in your latest wildlife update from Gosforth Nature Reserve…

22 July 2020

Gosforth | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Marsh Harrier | Nature Reserve | Newcastle | White-letter Hairstreak

Your Sightings from Gosforth Nature Reserve
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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

Online Library: Ring-necked Parakeets in North East England
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Online Library: Ring-necked Parakeets in North East England

Examine the establishment and gradual increase of Ring-necked Parakeets in North East England…

4 April 2020

Birds | Newcastle | Ring-necked Parakeet

An update from the Tyne Kittiwake Partnership
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An update from the Tyne Kittiwake Partnership

01/08/2018 In recent weeks, a number of kittiwakes have become trapped in and behind netting on buildings on the Newcastle…

1 August 2018

Kittiwakes | Newcastle | Tyne Kittiwakes

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Exciting News for Sand Martins at Gosforth Nature Reserve
You might have spotted that a new artificial nesting bank has been installed at Gosforth Nature Reserve, giving Sand Martins a more stable place to nest. Funded by NHSN members and built by volunteers, it is a great example of practical action for nature....
Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal: Predators of the Reedbeds
In this month’s Gosforth Nature Reserve Journal, Christopher Wren, NHSN Naturalist, shares insights into the secret lives of predatory reedbed birds....
North East Nature Journal: A Smelly World
In this month’s North East Nature Journal, Christopher Wren, NHSN Naturalist, shares insights into the smelly world of mustelids....
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