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: 12/07/2026 Time: 11:00 - 16:00 |
Chipping Sodbury – River Frome to Sodbury Common
Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury Chipping Sodbury – River Frome to Sodbury Common Leader Olga Krylova We’ll walk along the River Frome and across Sodbury Common, recording wetland and grassland plants, as well as garden escape species. Based on the 2020... |
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Recent news
GNS Student Prizes
Congratulations to University of Gloucestershire students Dilly Williams and Holly Jackson for winning the GNS Prizes this year for the best posters relating to natural history recording/study in Gloucestershire. Dilly…
Cheltenham Biodiversity Festival cancelled
Please note that we’ve received the following message from the Cheltenham Biodiversity Festival which has had to be cancelled… Sadly, we are not in a position to run the festival…
GNS Photo Competition, 2026
GNS has decided to run the photo competition again this year, the best will feature in a Zoom meeting towards the end of the year AND / OR at the…
Dormice benefit from GNS funding
The GNS invites applications for grants to support projects that enhance the understanding of natural history of Gloucestershire. One such recent project was awarded funding for Dormouse boxes, as Jane…
Newent Lake focus on lichens – meeting of 28 February 2026
by Juliet Bailey. Eight members met on a very pleasant afternoon on the last day of February to look at the lichens in Newent. We started at a tree surrounded…
Gloucestershire Heritage Hub
Come and see us at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub this Saturday (7th) from 1 to 4 pm. Gloucestershire Heritage Hub’s open day for March is about wildlife. GNS has a…
AGM speaker
This is just a reminder that the speaker at this year’s AGM will be Hugh Warwick, an ecologist and writer with a particular fondness for hedgehogs. More information about Hugh…
Online meetings for members
The following three Zoom meetings are due to take place in March 2026; these are meetings for members only, if you are not a member but would like to join…
Stratford Park field meeting
On 5th February, GNS held a field meeting at Stratford Park, Stroud with sound recordist Hugh Manistre. The jackdaws were late to the party but so good to focus on…
AGM – 18th March 2026
The AGM of Gloucestershire Naturalist Society will take place in the EdShed of The Folk, Quay Street, Gloucester, on Wednesday 18 March 2026 at 7.30pm. Following the business meeting there…
Ashleworth field meeting postponed
Please be aware that the Ashleworth Ham field meeting scheduled for the 1st Feb has had to be postponed for a second time due to flooding. We hope to reschedule…
Lepidoptimism brings results
Guy Meredith took up the challenge of recording Gloucestershire micro-moths in 2002 and has made a large number of new county records including many of national significance. He calls himself…