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: 01/02/2020 - 29/02/2020 Time: 00:00 |
Gloucestershire winter bird survey
The second part of this year’s Gloucestershire Winter Bird Survey, a long-term study that aims to pick up changes in common bird numbers over time; consequently suitable for fledgling birders and embryo wildlife surveyors. For... |
Recent news
New WeBS site in Gloucestershire
The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) is a nationwide survey, administered by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), which aims to make monthly counts of water birds at as many wetlands…
Talk by Julian Hector at the AGM on 6th March
Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society Presents: “Big Natural History Television and the Conservation of the Natural World”. A Talk by Julian Hector, head of the BBC Natural History Unit. Julian heads up the BBC…
Winter wildlife of the Cotswolds – 8th December, Edge Common/Haresfield Hill
On a fine winter’s day, the beech woods and the limestone grassland near Edge are lovely. The light flooding through onto the woodland floor, the twittering flocks of little birds…
Recent sightings
Sightings from GNS meeting at Ripple Lakes
Ripple Lakes are two former sand and gravel pits in the floodplain of the Severn in south Worcestershire, very close to the Gloucestershire boundary, one on each side of the…
Hedgehog in winter
Here’s one hedgehog at least that hasn’t gone into hibernation. A hedgehog has been coming to this feeding station in a garden near Redmarley throughout the winter so far, including…
Butterfly Backsides
Here is a selection of less than perfect photos of butterflies currently using my Buddleia. With the warm weather and fuelled-up on nectar they don’t stay still for very long…