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Exploring Conrad Dickinson’s Nature Reserves
Recently, NHSN naturalists were treated to a trip around a few nature reserves in Northumberland by Conrad Dickinson, read on to find out more about their adventures……
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Spring in Full Swing: Celebrating May with Gosforth’s Wild Web
What a May it’s been! Sunshine, blossoms, birdsong, and just the right amount of rain to keep things green and buzzing. May 2025 saw Gosforth’s Wild Web in full bloom-connecting people, places, and the wonderful wildlife around us. Whether it was pond-dipping with local school children, bug hunting at a community bioblitz, or recording butterflies fluttering by, this past month has been a beautiful celebration of nature and the people who care about it….
Bees | Citizen Science | Gosforth's Wild Web | Invertebrates
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The Pitmen Naturalists 5: Alexander Butters
In the fifth instalment of her series of the citizen scientists of the nineteenth-century coalfield, Maureen Flisher traces the journey…
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 6: “Waters of Woolsington”
It was a lovely sunny spring day when myself, Paul Balmont the Ouse Burn Way Programme Development Manager, and some…
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Where would we be without our volunteers!? Introducing the North East Nature Archive’s dedicated volunteer team
Mel Tuckett Here at the Natural History Society of Northumbria we are very proud to be celebrating Volunteers’ Week. Nationally,…
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Volunteer’s Week: Being a Volunteer Ranger at Gosforth Nature Reserve
Nature is a massive part of my life. When I was younger I spent most of the warmer months climbing…
Field Skills Programme | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Ranger | Volunteer | Volunteer Ranger | Volunteering
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Volunteer’s Week: Being an Education Ranger at Gosforth Nature Reserve
I began volunteering with the Education Rangers for the Natural History Society of Northumbria in autumn last year (2024). Since…
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Being a Volunteer Student Naturalist: Amelia Jenkin’s Placement Year at the Natural History Society of Northumbria (2024-25)
As my time at NHSN comes to a close, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on what I…
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From Nature-Lover to Naturalist: Lekshmi Vijay’s Placement Year with the Natural History Society of Northumbria (2024-25)
When I started my placement year as a Student Naturalist with the Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN), I knew…
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 5: ‘A Great Park Surprise!’
The latest instalment of the ‘Walking the Ouse Burn’ series took me to Great Park – my first visit to…
Birds | Botany | Great Park | Invertebrates | Ornithology | Ouse Burn | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way | Walking