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A Wonderful Weekend at the St. Mary’s Island Wildlife Festival
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A Wonderful Weekend at the St. Mary’s Island Wildlife Festival

This week, Volunteer Ranger Amber and Education Ranger Helen inspired wonder about the natural world at St Mary’s Wildlife Festival….

23 August 2022

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Volunteers needed – help observe birds cache from your feeder
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Volunteers needed – help observe birds cache from your feeder

Discover how you can get involved in a new study monitoring caching behaviour in a range of familiar garden birds…

27 January 2022

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Exciting progress at Gosforth Nature Reserve
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Exciting progress at Gosforth Nature Reserve

Indoors and out, it has been a busy few weeks at the North East’s oldest nature reserve with dedicated volunteers working tirelessly to improve the site for people and nature….

5 October 2021

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A major boost for Volunteer Rangers
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A major boost for Volunteer Rangers

Dedicated NHSN volunteers receive £1,900 from the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland for a new welcome hut and toilet provision at Gosforth Nature Reserve….

12 November 2020

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Celebrating NHSN Volunteers
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Celebrating NHSN Volunteers

Last week, we shared our heartfelt thanks to the fantastic volunteers at the heart of NHSN…

9 June 2020

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A Festive Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers
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A Festive Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers

Following yesterdays wonderful Christmas party, where we celebrated the hard work and commitment of NHSN volunteers over the past twelve months,…

14 December 2018

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Exciting News for Sand Martins at Gosforth Nature Reserve
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