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National Meadows Day – 1st July 2017
National Meadows Day Celebration Saturday July 1st 2017 from 10:30 at the Angus Buchanan Recreation Ground Victoria Rd, Coleford, GL16 8DS National Meadows Day celebrates the wildflowers and wildlife in…
BTO Regional Conference 2018
The BTO conference is taking place on 18th March 2018, so put this in your diary.
Holy Bee-flies!
No, the title of this note is not an unexpectedly pious exclamation from the script of a new Batman film, but rather the consequence of an idea that has been…
Forthcoming Meeting Dates for your Diary
The GNS Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday 7th April at Watermoor Church Hall, Cirencester, 7.00 for 7.30pm, followed by a talk from David Simcox – the fascinating…
Tassel Stonewort survey morning, Inglestone, 28 March
In addition to learning about tassel stonewort and surveying for them, people may feel inspired to help survey the commons in future. Places are limited and booking essential – details…
Starling Murmuration & Roost
For the past few days there has been a big Starling murmuration and roost in the old brick-pits at Walham, just to the north of Gloucester between 5.30 and 6.15pm…
First Curlew of the year
The level of the Severn rose considerably on 1-2 February, though it is dropping again now; as a result, smaller local streams could not flow out into the Severn and…
Coombe Hill and Ashleworth today
For some weeks now, water levels at both Coombe Hill and Ashleworth have been unusually low for the winter months, and water bird numbers have been low: we really need…
Birds of Prey Day at John Moore Museum – Saturday 11 February
A Live Animal Event for February half-term week John Moore Museum Saturday 11th February 2017 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm John Moore Museum, 41 Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20…
Field Meeting at Lower Lode on 22 January 2017
Fourteen members gathered for a walk, following public footpaths through a variety of habitats in the Lower Lode and Forthampton Court area, on a bright, frosty, late January morning. Starting by…
Urban Wildlife…
The old Gloster Aircraft Company airfield between Abbeymead and Brockworth has a number of areas of old and undisturbed grassland between the housing and the retail / commercial sites on either…