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: 23/09/2026 Time: 10:30 - 15:30 |
Batsford Arboretum
Batsford Arboretum, Batsford Batsford Arboretum with leader Barry Embling 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... |
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Date: 06/10/2026 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 |
Rewilding and Regenerative Farming at Elmore
Elmore Court, Gloucester A return visit to this site to look at changes and developments to its biodiversity. We will walk around the site with a member of the estate team. A range of habitats to see and... |
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Date: 24/10/2026 Time: 10:30 - 12:30 |
Buckholt Woods with Cotswold Fungus Group
Buckholt Woods, Cranham A foray in the woods from 10:30 - 12:30 to be followed with a bring and share lunch social at Cranham Village Hall. A chance to meet other naturalists, cross pollination is always a good... |
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Date: 14/11/2026 Time: 10:00 - 13:00 |
A walk of general interest in The Forest of Dean
Cannop Ponds, Parkend Gloucestershire A walk of general interest in The Forest of Dean with Andrew Bluett. (Contact Andrew Bluett 07584 689090) 10.00 am to approx. 1 pm - At Cannop Ponds to see wintering birds and review the... |
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Date: 06/12/2026 Time: 09:30 - 12:00 |
Wildfowl and Waders at Ashleworth Ham
Ashleworth Ham, Ashleworth (Fourth Time Lucky?) –Wildfowl and Waders at Ashleworth Ham with Mike Smart Contact is Mike Smart (07816 140513), Meet at 09:30 alongside the hide on the Ashleworth to Tirley Rd, GL19 4HJ; OS Grid Ref... |
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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.