Welcome! Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society (GNS) is the natural history recording organisation for Gloucestershire, UK, recording all of the flora and fauna in the county. The society publishes a quarterly newsletter, a journal and an annual bird report as well as organising lectures and field meetings. The society was formed in 1948 with the aim of promoting an interest in the varied wildlife of the county. At the same time, it assumed the task of recording the county’s flora and fauna. To assist in this, the society appoints and supports county recorders for all aspects of wildlife.
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Date: 01/02/2026 Time: 09:30 - 11:30 |
Waterfowl and Waders at Ashleworth Ham
Ashleworth Ham, Ashleworth Rescheduled : Waterfowl and Waders at Ashleworth Ham Leader: Mike Smart (01452 421131) Meet at 09:30 alongside the hide on the Ashleworth to Tirley Rd GL19 4HJ SO828264 W3W: file.epidemics. extra A popular meeting so... |
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Upcoming field meetings
Dates for your diary… The following events will soon be added to the upcoming events list once further details are available. 12th April Bryophytes with Peter Martin Friday 24th April…
Invitation from Butterfly Conservation
Gloucestershire Branch, Butterfly Conservation would like to invite GNS members to an illustrated talk by Ken Newcombe our education co-ordinator being given at the Shurdington Community Centre on Tuesday 10th…
Beavers at Perry Hay GNS Field Meeting, 22 Nov 2025
Thirteen members and friends met on a wet November morning to be led by Robert Cullen of Forestry England to a beaver enclosure in the middle of the Forest of…
Ashleworth Ham field meeting POSTPONED
The planned GNS field meeting at Ashleworth Ham at 9.30am on Sunday 14 December 2025 has been postponed for the moment because of forecasts by the Environment Agency of flooding…
Sherborne Water Meadows, 7th November 2025
This was an evening meeting at the National Trust’s Sherborne estate using thermal imagers for night vision. Despite near-continuous drizzle (which degrades the images) we were able to spot badgers,…
Bec Smith wins GNS prize for best MSc student poster
This year, the winner of the GNS prize for best MSc student poster was awarded to Bec Smith (Applied Ecology MSc), for research on the value of large woody debris…
World Curlew Day Celebration
Monday 21st April at Stroud Lansdown Hall, 4-7pm.Speakers: Mary Colwell (Curlew Action), Geoff Hilton (WWT) and our very own Juliet Bailey.Come and see the Curlew mural by renowned street artist…
Glass Eels UK visit
16 GNS members had an interesting tour around Glass Eels UK. Director, Peter Wood took us through the journey of the eel from its egg in the Sargasso Sea to…
AGM
Don’t forget the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 26th March at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm). It will take place at the EdShed, at the back of the Folk of Gloucester museum….
Coombe Hill field meeting
As a follow-up to the GNS field meeting at the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s Ashleworth Ham reserve on the west bank of the Severn last November, members took part in another…
Beaver field meeting 21st Feb
Please note that there has been a minor change to the proposed meeting at the Beaver enclosure at The Pludds in the Forest of Dean. Please also note that it…
Field meeting at Coombe Hill, 8th Feb is going ahead
There is always a risk that field meetings in the Severn floodplain may be affected by floodwater, but the flooding at Coombe Hill has receded considerably over the past few…