Adult robberflies (Order: Diptera, Family: Asilidae) are effective daytime hunters, relying on sight to target moving insect prey which they then seem able to immobilise by injecting posion through their…

Due to the country’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and our efforts to minimise the spread, GNS obviously cancelled all our scheduled events that were due to take place during…

All members are invited to take up the challenge of sharing their garden observations of wildlife. What can be included?Just about any original observations made in your garden or from…

Just a quick note to say that more back issues of ‘The Gloucestershire Naturalist’ have been added to the publications section of the website and can be found here. Issues…

UPDATE 22nd March – In light of the worsening situation and in accordance with government advice, we have now cancelled ALL meetings (indoor meetings and field meetings) until at least…

Some new field meetings have been added to the events calendar, taking us into the beginning of May. There are many more meetings planned through the spring and summer, so…

Please note that the website now has a new tool for the benefit of anyone who has problems reading any part of the site, whether that be due to font…

‘Unlocking the Severn’ is a project that aims to restore 158 miles of river for shad to reach their natural spawning grounds once again. This will be achieved by installing…

A reminder than the GNS Annual General Meeting will take place on 6th March, with a talk by Julian Hector, head of the BBC Natural History Unit. More information here….

News of an upcoming ‘Back From The Brink’ Adder identification and survey workshop for anyone interested in helping to survey for Adders in the Cotswolds. The training will take place…

Please note that the walk that was due to take place on Sunday 16th February has been cancelled due to safety concerns as a result of Storm Dennis. Strong winds…

The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) is a nationwide survey, administered by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), which aims to make monthly counts of water birds at as many wetlands…