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.
Our next event
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Date: 31/10/2020 Time: 14:00 - 16:00 |
May Hill
Heathlands and mixed woodland. Meet at the Bearfoot Car Park, NW of May Hill Village, SO 7007 2070. Leader Mervyn Greening, 01531 820166/07999 883247. |
Recent news
Golden Plover survey
The golden plover survey is this weekend Sat 17/Sun 18 Oct: Post your GP, Lapwing and Curlew sightings on BirdTrack for the International Wader Study Group’s once-every-6-years survey. Photo: Richard…
GNS Winter Walks
The society is proposing to organise some walks this autumn, though any plans put in place may of course change at a moment’s notice. Outdoor meetings with groups up to…
Gloucestershire Bird Report 2014-16
The latest edition of the Gloucestershire Bird Report covering the years 2014 to 2016 is now available to purchase from Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society, cost £15.00 + £3.25 Post & Packing…
Recent sightings
Garden Illustrations 2
Thanks again to Sue Gage for sending in more of her excellent illustrations produced from wildlife found in her garden. You can see more of Sue’s work here. “I started…
Garden illustrations
Thanks to Sue Gage for these samples from her collection of garden-inspired illustrations… “I started making a record of our garden in 2016 with illustrations of the plants and wildlife…
Lockdown blues. And whites, and yellows, and…
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