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Cinderford Northern Quarter Statement
Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society Position Statement regarding Cinderford Northern Quarter Development Having discussed all aspects of the Cinderford Northern Quarter (CNQ) Development and the Cinderford Regeneration Environmental Forum at the Executive…
Letter from the Chair, November 2013
Dear Members GNS is – as we repeatedly affirm – a body which records natural history in Gloucestershire, and publishes its findings. No less important however (as we never tire…
Odessa, Tewkesbury
This afternoon at 1445hrs we counted 500 Lapwing, 96 Golden Plover and a single Buzzard in the field opposite the Odessa Inn where Hoo Lane and the A38 converge. Gordon…
Sudmeadow area, Gloucester 26/11/2013
A mornings walk around the northern edge of Gloucester Landfill Site produced 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrels, m&f Stonechat and a minimum of 1200 Starlings sitting on the overhead power cables…
Port Ham/Castle Meads (West) area, Gloucester
A steady walk around the above area this morning produced the following birds. At Castle Meads(West) 3 Wigeon 2 Teal 1f Stonechat 12 Lesser Redpolls feeding in Silver Birch trees….
GNS Field Meeting at Saul Warth and Hock Cliff 10th November 2013
Eleven members joined Andrew Bluett for a field meeting at Saul Warth and Hock Cliff on a beautiful bright, warm and sunny day in complete contrast to the grey, overcast,…
Saul Warth & Hock Cliff
On Sunday 10th November, 11.00am to 1.00pm, a field meeting of general interest to the Severn shore at Saul Warth and Hock Cliff. Meet at Frampton Bridge car park, SO…
Devon Wildlife – from shore to moor
Friday Evening, 8th November at Watermoor Church Hall, Cirencester, 7.00 for 7.30pm – an indoor meeting with an illustrated talk by John Waters on the wildlife of Devon, from shore…
Autumn arrives in the Severn Hams
After a (normal!) dry summer in the meadows along the Severn above Gloucester, most of the pools at the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s two reserves at Coombe Hill and Ashleworth Ham had…
Discovering Bats Day
Organiser John Moore Museum Date Saturday 26th October Time 10.30am to 12.30pm & 2.30pm to 4.30pm Venue John Moore Museum, 41 Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5SN Details Discovering Bats! Why…