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: 14/12/2025 Time: 09:30 - 11:30 |
Waterfowl and Waders at Ashleworth Ham
Ashleworth Ham, Ashleworth Sunday 14th December 2025, 9.30 am, Waterfowl and Waders at Ashleworth Ham with Mike Smart (01452 421131). Meet at 9.30 am alongside the hide on the Ashleworth to Tirley Road, Postcode GL19 4HJ, OS Grid... |
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Recent news
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…
Alney Island Field Meeting, Sunday 12th January 2024
14 members took part in a walk around part of Alney Island nature reserve which lies between the east and west branches of the Severn at the western edge of…
Sherborne Woods, 14th December 2024
Sherborne National Trust estate falls largely into three habitats – tenanted arable farmland, water-meadows and woodland/wood-pasture. Having walked round the second of these last year, eleven of us met to…
GNS 2024 Photographic Competition
The results of the GNS 2024 Photographic Competition are now available to view using the links below. The finalists in each category were shown in the Zoom meeting which took place…