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
Colour variation in the Southern Hawker Dragonfly
Dragonflies and damselflies emerge from their larval skins in an immature state and necessarily spend some time away from water, avoiding contact with others of their own kind while their…
Newt Larvae News
The pond with the newt larvae mentioned in the post of 25 June has shrunk to a miserable puddle 2 foot across. As the water level descended I have been…
Newt Larvae
There are hundreds of newt larvae in the pond in this wild garden in Standish. In the late afternoon they were near the surface, not gulping for air but just…
Hornet Moth time
Hornet Moths (Sesia apiformis) are emerging from poplars in Standish. They spend several years as larvae feeding on the wood and roots of the tree, emerging often by burrowing out…
Ashleworth Ham CES Visits 2, 3, 4, 2018
These three visits took place on 18th May, 28th May and 7th June. Visit 2 on the 18th was a quiet visit, with 31 birds caught which is exactly on…
Lichens on the Web
An illustrated atlas of Gloucestershire lichens is available on-line at http://gloslichens.potsherd.net. The website is a working tool for lichen studies which will be particularly useful for beginners and intermediate lichenologists….
House Martins
House Martins have been here for many years and I’m pleased to say that there are even more this year, building nests in at least two of the eaves of…
Pittville Park BioBlitz 8th – 9th June
As per my piece in the March edition of GNS news; here is more information about this bioblitz Here is the website link from that poster: Pittville BioBlitz site…
Ashleworth Ham CES visit 1 – 03/05/2018
This is the report from first CES visit to Ashleworth Ham: 20180503 Ashleworth Ham CES visit 1 (PDF).
World Curlew Day at Upton and elsewhere
World Curlew Day was celebrated on 21 April. Listen to Mary Colwell being interviewed on the Radio 4 Today Programme on 21 April. Available to listen to until 20 May…