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The Pitmen Naturalists: Reflections
Maureen Flisher reflects on the work of unearthing the ‘Pitmen Naturalists’ of the Northumberland coal field from the archive Whilst…
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‘Beyond the bounds of his usual gravity’: Gilbert White’s art of nature writing
Library volunteer Ian Bower rediscovers an early classic of the English countryside in the North East Nature Archive The NHSN’s…
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Mr. Atkinson’s Remarkable Trees
Nick Johnson, project lead of the Northumbria Veteran Tree Project, explores the legacy of George Clayton Atkinson’s pioneering 1876 catalogue…
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Let There Be Light: Joseph Swan in the North East Nature Archive
North East Nature Archive Volunteer, Alan Hart, discovers intriguing traces of a world-famous inventor Earlier this year I was asked,…
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Finding Kathleen: a volunteer’s experience
North East Nature Archive, Sue Vaughan, reflects on her discovery of Kathleen Barrett’s vivid nature journals. Kathleen Barratt was born…
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Stories from the Archive: The Northumbrian Sea Serpent
Student research archivist Sasha Lawson-Frost discusses the story of a “sea serpent” from the North East Nature Archive In March…
Treasures of the NHSN Library Collection 2 – Pierre Belon, L’histoire de la nature des oyseaux, 1555
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Treasures of the NHSN Library Collection 2 – Pierre Belon, L’histoire de la nature des oyseaux, 1555
The NHSN library collection contains many rare, valuable and scientifically influential books encompassing the period from the sixteenth century to…
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Book Review: The Curious World of Seaweed by Josie Iselin
ISBN 978-1-59714-482-7 I enjoy reading books about an easy overlooked aspect of natural history, and seaweed definitely falls into this…
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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…
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Exploring the North East Nature Archive
Updates on ‘Nature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East Nature’ The North East Nature Archive is…