Ben Locke

It is now possible to become a member of GNS online. Various options such as one-year membership, recurring annual membership and life membership are available to both new and existing members alike.

In addition to field meetings and indoor meetings, members of the Society receive:

• the quarterly newsletter, containing articles on wildlife matters as well as news about the Society and its events;
• a free copy of The Gloucestershire Bird Report each year;
• free copies of The Gloucestershire Naturalist which contains more scientific articles on Gloucestershire wildlife.

GNS members also have free access to the Society’s extensive library of several thousand volumes, which is held at Hartpury College.

For further information, to become a member or to renew your existing membership, visit our membership page.

Following the news that back issues of ‘GNS News’ are now available to download from this site, we have now added most back issues of ‘The Gloucestershire Naturalist’ to the online publications that are free to download or read online. Go to the publications page to see the full back catalogue.

‘GNS News’ is the quarterly magazine published by the Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society, containing articles on wildlife matters as well as news about the Society. Members of the Society receive a printed copy of this magazine each quarter. Back issues of the magazine are now available to download or read online. If you’d like to enrol as a member to receive the latest editions in the mail, along with the other benefits of membership, such as an annual copy of ‘The Gloucestershire Bird Report’ and ‘The Gloucestershire Naturalist’, which contains more scientific articles on the county’s wildlife,  click here.

The next GNS Indoor Meeting is due to take place on Friday 8^th April – An illustrated talk on Scotland – Landscape and Wildlife by Andrew Bluett. Come and see why Scotland looks like it does and some of the wildlife that inhabits the landscapes there. At Watermoor Church Hall, Watermoor Lane, Cirencester GL7 1JR, 7pm for a 7.30 start.

The next field meeting is on Sunday 10^th April – Crabtree Hill and Woorgreens Lake in the beautiful Forest of Dean – A meeting of general interest, Birds and other wildlife to be led by Andrew Bluett (01452 610085 / 07584 689090). Meet at SO 624 125 in the car park on the north side of the road ½ mile to the east of Speech House Hotel. 11am to 1pm. Binoculars are an advantage and please dress appropriately, it may be chilly and damp but will be interesting.

On Thursday 14^th April a joint meeting with Painswick Bird Club, 7.00pm for 7.30pm at Painswick Town Hall in the centre of Painswick, just across the road from the Churchyard entrance. An illustrated talk by author and broadcaster Dominic Couzens – “Tales of Remarkable Birds – interesting and unusual behaviour”.