Welcome! Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society (GNS) is the natural history recording organisation for Gloucestershire, UK, recording all of the flora and fauna in the county. The society publishes a quarterly newsletter, a journal and an annual bird report as well as organising lectures and field meetings. The society was formed in 1948 with the aim of promoting an interest in the varied wildlife of the county. At the same time, it assumed the task of recording the county’s flora and fauna. To assist in this, the society appoints and supports county recorders for all aspects of wildlife.
Our next event
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Date: 31/05/2026 Time: 10:30 - 14:30 |
Botany for Intermediates
Tidenham Chase Car Park, Lydney Poor’s Allotment Leader: Jude Smith 10:30-14:30 Meet at Tidenham Chase Car Park at 10:30. W3W; pioneered.invested.courier GR: ST55853 99287 ‘An opportunity to improve plant identification skills. In groups of two or three, we will spend... |
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Recent news
April Curlew news
An update on the ongoing Curlew Meadows project, from Mike Smart. A good deal has happened in the Curlew population of the Severn and Avon Vales in the last couple…
Field Meetings
The society is proposing to organise some more walks this spring, though any plans put in place may of course change at a moment’s notice. Outdoor meetings with groups of…
Annual General Meeting
The GNS Annual General Meeting is due to take place on the evening of Friday 26th March 2021; as we are unable to hold conventional meetings at present, the AGM will be carried out as a virtual…
Winter twig identification
The sheet illustrates twigs of common trees in the British countryside. It was used during the GNS Zoom members’ meeting on 20 January 2021. The twigs are arranged so that…
Winter Bird Survey cancelled
Just a note to remove any doubt – the Gloucestershire Winter Bird Survey for February is cancelled. As you know, the situation has become worse since November and we now…
‘Connecting People to Nature’
How connected do you feel to nature? This inspiring, short 5-minute film from Foresters Forest and Wye Valley River Festival shareshow National Lottery Heritage funding in the Forest of Dean…
Golden Plover survey
The golden plover survey is this weekend Sat 17/Sun 18 Oct: Post your GP, Lapwing and Curlew sightings on BirdTrack for the International Wader Study Group’s once-every-6-years survey. Photo: Richard…
GNS Winter Walks
The society is proposing to organise some walks this autumn, though any plans put in place may of course change at a moment’s notice. Outdoor meetings with groups up to…
Gloucestershire Bird Report 2014-16
The latest edition of the Gloucestershire Bird Report covering the years 2014 to 2016 is now available to purchase from Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society, cost £15.00 + £3.25 Post & Packing…
Lockdown blues. And whites, and yellows, and…
By Alan Waterman Like many others I had never heard of Wuhan and was only vaguely aware that there were a group of viruses known as Corona viruses. When first…
A Purple Surprise
A Purple Emperor was seen on Wednesday 22nd July in the copse south of the car-park at Guiting Woods. It was seen again on the track across the road through…
Introducing Gloucestershire’s Robberflies
Adult robberflies (Order: Diptera, Family: Asilidae) are effective daytime hunters, relying on sight to target moving insect prey which they then seem able to immobilise by injecting posion through their…