Upcoming events
G.N.S holds many events throughout the year. All events are free for members.
Field meetings, unless stated below, will last about two hours and will be of general interest, including birds, botany, geology… whatever turns up! Stout footwear essential, and remember your hand-lens and binoculars. Post codes are sometimes provided to help satnav users get roughly to the right location, but please bear in mind that for rural locations these will only be approximate and you will still need to find the exact location from the grid reference.
Advice and Guidance for Field Meetings.
Health and Safety is of paramount importance. This document is essential reading and includes notes for organisers, notes for participants, and emergency contact numbers: Health and Safety for GNS Field Meetings (PDF).
For queries relating to field meetings please contact Jane Price on janeeast.lodge@yahoo.co.uk.
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Date: 12/04/2026 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 |
Bryophytes with Peter Martin
Chedworth Roman Villa, Cheltenham Gloucestershire Chedworth 10:00-12:00 Meet: 10:00 in the Chedworth Villa car park: SP05519 13378, W3W: chained.digestion.trusts Nearest postcode: GL54 3LJ Bring a hand lens and delve in to the wonders of mosses. |
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Date: 22/04/2026 Time: 10:00 - 13:00 |
Awre
River carpark, Glos A general walk mainly looking for birds during this migration period. Following on from our previous walk with WWT, we'll look at the new planned saltmarsh project. Also a chance to use footpaths that will... |
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Date: 24/04/2026 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 |
Freshwater Invertebrates
Lower Woods, between Wickwar & Hawkesbury Upton off Inglestone Common, Chase Lane Leader: Catherine Marfell Time: 10:00 Venue: Lower Woods Between Wickwar and Hawkesbury Upton, off Inglestone Common, Chase Lane, South Gloucestershire The postcode for the car park is GL9 1BX OS Map Reference ST746881 What3Words: sand.cassettes.kitchen https://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/nature-reserves/lower-woods Bring:... |
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Date: 01/05/2026 Time: 18:30 - 20:30 |
An Evening Walk at Coombe Hill Reserve
Coombe Hill Reserve, Tewkesbury Leader: Mike Smart (01452 421131) Meet at 6.30 pm in the car park GL19 4BA down the lane to the left of The Swan Inn, What 3 Words: fabric.lions.follow, OS Grid Ref: SO885271. Ground can be... |
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Date: 10/05/2026 Time: 11:00 - 17:00 |
Spring botany on Leckhampton Hill
Quarry Car Park, Leckhampton Leader: Steve Little: 07910 224568 11:00-17:00 This meeting aims to explore the flora of the top of Leckhampton Hill, which consists of an interesting mixture of native, calcareous grassland species and aliens, some dumped, some... |
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Date: 13/05/2026 Time: 11:30 - 13:00 |
A Visit to the Diglis Fish Pass
Diglis Island Fish Pass, Worcester A 90 minute Diglis Island and Fish Pass Tour starting at 11:30. This is a follow up to the zoom meeting given by Chris Bainger from the Environment Agency. Use the following link to find... |
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Date: 31/05/2026 Time: 10:30 - 14:30 |
Botany for Intermediates
Tidenham Chase Car Park, Lydney Poor’s Allotment Leader: Jude Smith 10:30-14:30 Meet at Tidenham Chase Car Park at 10:30. W3W; pioneered.invested.courier GR: ST55853 99287 ‘An opportunity to improve plant identification skills. In groups of two or three, we will spend... |
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Date: 24/06/2026 Time: 10:00 - 15:00 |
Batsford Arboretum
Batsford Arboretum, Batsford Looking at notable trees and shrubs, with a focus on those collected by Gloucestershire's most famous plant collector, EH Wilson, 'Gardener, Botanist and Plant Hunter', who was born in nearby Chipping Camden. After our Batsford... |
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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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Date: 01/01/2100 Time: 00:00 |
More events soon
GNS hosts talks, events and field meetings throughout the year. These are always free for members. Future events will appear here as they are scheduled. |
Additional events
In addition to the upcoming events listed above, members may like to know of the following field meetings.
Amphibians and Reptiles
Events and surveys across the county. Contact David Dewsbury for details. Phone 01594 832068, mobile 07786 543961, email david.dewsbury@btinternet.com
Dean Fungus Group
The Dean Fungus Group http://www.deanfungusgroup.com/ runs forays throughout the year. Contact John Holden for information on 01594 369445 or email myxomage@icloud.com
GNS Lichen Group
The Lichen Group meets once a month during the warmer months. New people, including beginners, always welcome. Lichen meetings begin at 11am and generally go on until about 4pm, though you are encouraged to stay for just as long as you wish. All you need is a x10 hand lens, and a picnic if you intend staying after lunch. To join the mailing list, email Juliet Bailey, glos.lichens@gmail.com
Maps and illustrations of Gloucestershire lichens are online at http://gloslichens.potsherd.net
Gloucestershire Invertebrate Group
The GIG has field meetings mainly at weekends from April to October. GNS members are welcome to come along and see what they do. Contact David Iliff, 01242 674398, davidiliff@talk21.com for further advice. Look out for Invertebrate meetings during National Insect Week.
Gloucestershire Botanical Group
Contact Mark and Clare Kitchen for information. Phone 01453 810958, mobile on the day 07783 448203, email clareandmarkplants@yahoo.co.uk
All meetings are for botanical recording and will not have had a visit beforehand so the excitement of what we find is for all participants. We will identify as many plants as possible so suitable for learners and more experienced botanists. As well as the plants we are searching for we will record all we see.
Gloucestershire Bryophyte Group
The Gloucestershire Bryophyte Group meets monthly from October to April; see the British Bryological Society website for details.