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: 25/08/2022 Time: 14:00 - 17:00 |
Selsley Common
Selsley Common, Woodchester Meet in the car park SO828026 on the edge of the common. An afternoon stroll to see late flowering limestone plants. Hopefully Autumn ladies-tresses Spiranthes spiralis will be at their best. We will also visit... |
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Marvelous Meadows Open Evening
The ‘Marvelous Meadows Open Evening’ might be of interest to GNS members – Come and experience some of the best floodplain meadows in the Severn Vale, in their full glory….
Pop-up Botany
These Pop-up Botany meetings are being organised in recognition of the work of Clive Lovatt whose sudden death recently was a shock to all who knew him. Clive was an…
Meadow restoration course
Places are available on a free course aiming to show how to produce plug plants from local seed and restore species-rich meadows or even small patches. The course starts next…
GNS Pub-Chat follow-up
GNS Pub-Chat Zoom meeting Wednesday 4th May 2022 – Beavers During this evening’s Pub Chat Zoom meeting there was some discussion about Beavers (Castor fiber) as a follow up to…
Dawn Chorus events
We have arranged four dawn chorus events, over the weekend 30 April – 1 May, for those who are awake early. They are spread around the county, so there should…
Hempsted field meeting
by Juliet Bailey. Seventeen members and friends met near Hempsted church on 6 February 2022 for a general-interest morning walk. We had fine weather until the very last stop when…
GNS AGM
The Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society AGM will take place on March 25th at 7.30pm and will take place online as a Zoom meeting. The meeting will open at 7.15pm. Following the…
Upcoming Field Meetings
Many more field meetings have been added to the events pages, with 23 currently scheduled between now and the end of the year. This schedule now includes the Botanical meetings….
The Birds of Gloucestershire
The county bird atlas is now available as a free electronic version. The Birds of Gloucestershire was published in 2013, in parallel to the British Trust for Ornithology’s national atlas….
GNS Photographic Competition
As many members will know, GNS held a photographic competition in past years at the Cirencester Branch Annual Members Night in March. As a result of Covid-19 restrictions, we have…
GNS Garden Challenge
All members are invited to take up the challenge of sharing their garden observations of wildlife. What can be included?Just about any original observations made in your garden or from…
Severn Vale Bird Report 2021 Oct-Dec
Mike Smart’s most recent Severn Vale bird report covering the period October to December 2021 has been added to the publications library (see menu at top of site). Click here…