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Please help us to help the Curlew
Message from Gordon Kirk, Chairman of the Gloucestershire Ornithological Coordinating Commitee (GOCC): “For many people the wonderful ‘bubbling’ summer song of the Curlew is one of the iconic sounds of the…
GNS Field Meeting at Minsterworth Ham on 20 March 2016
A small group of members took part in a field meeting at Minsterworth Ham on Sunday 20 March. This is one of the “Severn Hams”, the large grassy meadows in…
GNS Annual General Meeting 2016
The GNS Annual General Meeting took place as planned on Friday 18 March in Cirencester, with the President, Mrs Anna Ball, in the chair. The Meeting re-elected the existing Executive Committee,…
Ecology for Beginners 2016
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust in partnership with Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society will be running “Ecology for Beginners” on 17th April 2016 – a chance to learn some new skills and to explore and…
Cleeve Common and its Wild Flowers by Ian Howes
Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society has supported the publication of Cleeve Common and its Wild Flowers by Ian Howes by grant aid funding. We are pleased to publicize the book on behalf of…
GNS Meetings, Friday 12th and Sunday 14th February
The next GNS Indoor Meeting is due to take place on Friday 12th February – At Cirencester Branch, takes place at Watermoor Church Hall, Watermoor Lane, Cirencester GL7 1JR, 7pm…
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Gloucestershire TGN 28
Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society will publish a special edition of “The Gloucestershire Naturalist” (TGN 28) in April 2016: Dragonflies & Damselflies of Gloucestershire by Ingrid Twissell, the Gloucestershire Odonata Recorder. The…
Birds of Prey Day – John Moore Museum Tewkesbury
A Live Animal Event for February half-term week 2016 Organiser John Moore Museum Date Saturday 13th February 2016 Time 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm Venue John Moore Museum,…
Breeding Honey-buzzards in the UK, with Steve Roberts
Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group is presenting “Breeding Honey-buzzards in the UK”, an illustrated talk with Steve Roberts on Tuesday January 26th 2016 at Ribston Hall High School, Stroud Rd, Gloucester (GL1 5LE)…
Latest from the Severn Vale
The level of the River Severn is dropping again, though quite gradually; paradoxically therefore, the river is dropping but the shallow flooding on meadows in the Vale continues to rise…
British Birds – new monthly newsletter
Many members of the GNS will already be subscribers to British Birds or may have taken up trial offers. Whether or not, you may like to receive their free e-newsletter…
Changes to the Society’s Rules
Changes to the Rules of the Society were proposed and approved by the membership at a Special General Meeting on 27th March 2015, subject to the final approval of the…