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: 29/12/2024 Time: 10:30 - 13:30 |
New Year Plant Hunt 2024/5
Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester Sunday 29th December 2024, 10.30am Gloucester City Centre and Docks Leaders Clare and Mark Kitchen and Olga Krylova Contact on day 07840468856 Meet in Cathedral Green in the front of Gloucester Cathedral, SO830187. What three... |
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Date: 12/01/2025 Time: 10:30 - 12:30 |
A Walk in Winter on Alney Island
Alney Island, Gloucester Park at the small car park just west of Westgate Bridge, GR: SO 822 190, W3W; garage.spoon.nest – NB: SUBJECT TO THE AREA NOT BEING FLOODED Leader: Andrew Bluett 07584 689090 - Alney Island is... |
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Date: 08/02/2025 Time: 09:30 - 11:30 |
A Walk through Wetland and Meadow at Coombe Hill Nature Reserve
Coombe Hill Reserve, Tewkesbury Meet at 9:30 - A Walk through Wetland and Meadow at Coombe Hill Nature Reserve; Meet at the car park PC: GL19 4BA, W3W: fabric.lions.follow GR: SO885271 Leader: Mike Smart 01452 421131 Coombe Hill Nature... |
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Date: 21/02/2025 Time: 10:30 - 12:30 |
Beavers : a guided tour of the beaver enclosure at The Pludds
Pludds Road, Forest of Dean Gloucestershire Meet at the metal barrier just off the Pludds Rd. We will drive in to the site to park using a hard forest road. GR: 6217 1539 W3W: micro.frantic.chiefs Leader: Kate Wollen (contact Jane Price... |
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Date: 12/03/2025 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 |
A Visit to Sapperton Wilder
Sapperton, Stroud A Visit to Sapperton Wilder Sapperton, Nr Stroud Meet at the car park: W3W: appoints.steeped.written GR: SO938029 Parking available for 10 cars. No toilets available (A visit to The Jolly Nice Farm Shop nearby may... |
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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.