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: 01/05/2026 Time: 18:30 - 20:30 |
An Evening Walk at Coombe Hill Reserve
Coombe Hill Reserve, Tewkesbury Leader: Mike Smart (01452 421131) Meet at 6.30 pm in the car park GL19 4BA down the lane to the left of The Swan Inn, What 3 Words: fabric.lions.follow, OS Grid Ref: SO885271. Ground can be... |
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Recent news
Edge Common / Haresfield Hill meeting notes
Back in December, Juliet Bailey led a general interest GNS field meeting on Edge Common and Haresfield Hill. Species lists for that meeting are in the process of being prepared,…
‘The Gloucestershire Naturalist’ back issues
Just a quick note to say that more back issues of ‘The Gloucestershire Naturalist’ have been added to the publications section of the website and can be found here. Issues…
(UPDATED) – GNS meetings & COVID-19
UPDATE 22nd March – In light of the worsening situation and in accordance with government advice, we have now cancelled ALL meetings (indoor meetings and field meetings) until at least…
Field meetings
Some new field meetings have been added to the events calendar, taking us into the beginning of May. There are many more meetings planned through the spring and summer, so…
Cirencester Fungi
Juliet Bailey “was out near Cirencester yesterday (in the sunshine) and came across some lovely fungi. I’ve sent photos to John Holden of the Dean Fungus Group who has agreed…
Website accessibility
Please note that the website now has a new tool for the benefit of anyone who has problems reading any part of the site, whether that be due to font…
Unlocking the Severn
‘Unlocking the Severn’ is a project that aims to restore 158 miles of river for shad to reach their natural spawning grounds once again. This will be achieved by installing…
AGM – 6th March
A reminder than the GNS Annual General Meeting will take place on 6th March, with a talk by Julian Hector, head of the BBC Natural History Unit. More information here….
Adder identification & survey workshop
News of an upcoming ‘Back From The Brink’ Adder identification and survey workshop for anyone interested in helping to survey for Adders in the Cotswolds. The training will take place…
16th Feb – Withington walk CANCELLED
Please note that the walk that was due to take place on Sunday 16th February has been cancelled due to safety concerns as a result of Storm Dennis. Strong winds…
Peregrines on the cathedral
Andrew Bluett had the following sighting of the Peregrines at Gloucester Cathedral on Friday. The male came in from the north over the roof (2025a) then headed for a perch…
Squatters in Little Owl box
As part David Priddis’s annual bird box check, he found some honey bee ‘squatters’ in the Little Owl box. There is some nice natural wax comb, it looks as if…