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Foresters’ Forest Landscape Project training: Ponds, Newts and Adders in the Forest of Dean
Ponds, Newts and Adders Dear All, Thank you for being interested in my projects which form part of the Foresters’ Forest Landscape Partnership project. I would like to give you…
Wetland Bird Survey in the Severn Hams today
The British Trust for Ornithology organises regular monthly counts of water birds at wetlands throughout the United Kingdom – the Wetland Bird Survey, or WeBS. Counts are carried out on…
Latest on water levels and birds in the Severn Hams
The Severn level has been dropping sharply for the last few days, but not enough yet to allow all its tributaries to discharge their waters into the main river; so…
Bird numbers increase in the Severn Hams
The level of the Severn has risen considerably in the last week; the level at Haw Bridge yesterday was 10.36 metres, the highest so far in 2015. This is not…
GRMG Indoor Meetings this winter
GNS only advertises other group’s events in exceptional circumstances; following the recent Cirencester Indoor meeting at which we were presented with Chris Sperring’s excellent talk on Owls and their conservation,…
Sparrowhawk attacking rat
On Tuesday 3rd November at about 08:30, I happened to be looking out at my back garden (which backs onto Weaver’s Field in Warden Hill, Cheltenham) when I spotted one…
Field Meeting – Aylburton Warth & Estuary Birds
The next GNS Field Meeting is due to take place on Sunday 1st November – Birds of the Estuary at Aylburton Warth on the high tide. Meet at 11.00am –…
Discovering Bats – Saturday 24 October 2015
Organiser John Moore Museum Date Saturday 24th October 2015 Time Four sessions to choose from: 10.30am to 11.30am 11.45am to 12.45pm 2.30pm to 3.30pm 3.45pm to 4.45pm Venue John Moore…
CPRE & Horsebere Flood Alleviation Scheme
Mike Smart and Andrew Bluett both as representatives of GNS and as “Friends of Horsebere” attended the 2015 awards meeting of the Campaign to Protect Rural England at Gambier-Parry…
GNS Meetings Autumn/Winter 2015/2016
Field Meeting, Edge Common Indoor Meeting, Cirencester The following programme of GNS meetings for the next few months are dates for your diary – all are welcome to come…
Nightjar Meetings in the Forest of Dean
A total of 22 members and guests joined Andrew Bluett over three evening visits to the Forest of Dean on 18th and 24th June and 9th July 2015. Each meeting began…
Birds of Prey Day for the Summer Holidays – Sat 8 August
Event at John Moore Museum A Live Animal Event Organiser John Moore Museum Date Saturday 8th August 2015 Time 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm Venue John Moore Museum,…