Recent news
Scarce Fungus Weevils at The Mythe
During a morning walk through The Mythe Railway Reserve on 20 April I was surprised to find at least six of these beetles (Platyrhinus resinosus: Coleoptera, Anthribidae) resting on a log…
Redstart in Gloucester city
A Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) was sighted this morning (18 April) at 10:00hrs in the garden of Gloucestershire Archives in Kingsholm. It was positively ID’d (via the 2014 Crossley ID Guide)…
Otters seen at Coombe Hill
Water levels at Coombe Hill are currently quite high, because of recent rain and the high level of the Severn, made even higher by high tides between 6 and 12…
Coombe Hill on 16 April
Horrid weather with snow showers early in the morning, leaving probably the heaviest snowfall of the year on the Cotswolds and a little snow on the southern end of the Malverns,…
‘The Gloucestershire Naturalist’ back issues
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…
Gloucestershire Curlews
This is a short video with Mike Smart about Curlew monitoring. I work in local conservation in the Severn and Avon Vales, through the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, the Gloucestershire Naturalists’…
Field Meeting – Crabtree Hill and Woorgreens Lake 10th April 2016
On a bright but slightly chilly morning some 25 members and guests joined Andrew Bluett for a walk around Crabtree Hill and to Woorgreens Lake. Wood Anemones and the Gorse…
‘GNS News’ back issues
‘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…
Upcoming GNS meetings
The next GNS Indoor Meeting is due to take place on Friday 8th April – An illustrated talk on Scotland – Landscape and Wildlife by Andrew Bluett. Come and see…
Update on the 2016 breeding Curlew survey in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire
A note on the Curlew survey and a requests for records was posted on the GNS website earlier in March. Below is a summary of activities during March, the first month of the…
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Courses 2016
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust run a number of wildlife and ecology courses. This PDF document gives full details: 20160331 Wildlife Trust Courses 2016 A4 You can also visit their website, http://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/whats-on
Stroud Valleys Project
The Stroud Valleys Project charity runs a number of events which may of interest to GNS members. This link goes to their events calendar. http://www.stroudvalleysproject.org/index.php/walks-talks-and-community-events/events People book by phoning the…