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: 01/11/2020 - 30/11/2020 Time: 00:00 |
POSTPONED - Winter Bird Survey
November’s Gloucestershire Winter Bird Survey has been postponed. All current volunteers have been emailed and will be contacted again in mid-January when the situation is clearer. The concern is the large rise in Covid transmission,... |
Recent news
‘Connecting People to Nature’
How connected do you feel to nature?This inspiring, short 5-minute film from Foresters Forest and Wye Valley River Festival shareshow National Lottery Heritage funding in the Forest of Dean has…
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…
Recent sightings
Further observations from a Woolaston Garden
David Priddis has already submitted two pieces (here and here) about the diversity of life found in his Woolaston garden. Here he updates us on his observations made from July-October….
A Wilded Churchdown Garden
A Wilded Churchdown Garden by Ann Smith Our small 1930s suburban garden on the edge of fields and in the vicinity of Gloucestershire Airport has been home to us and…
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…