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: 24/04/2025 Time: 09:00 - 14:00 |
Cannop Valley Bird Walk with Barry Embling
Parkend, Parkend Date: Thursday 24th April Meet at 9:00am at Parkend SO614079 W3W: ladder.ecologist.also Park along the gravel track between the cricket pitch and the row of yew trees. We will be looking for recently arrived summer... |
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Recent news
2024 Photographic Competition
It’s that time of year again; GNS are inviting entries for the members 2024 photographic competition. The finalists will be exhibited in the New Year and the winners announced, probably…
GNS field meeting at Persh Farm, Maisemore
On Sunday 28 July seven GNS members met at Persh Farm, Maisemore, at the invitation of the owner, Greg Chamberlayne, to look at the three flood meadows along the River…
Buckholt Woods / Painswick Stream – 8th July 2024
by Alan Waterman This meeting was led by John Field ably assisted by his son Henry. The group met up at the small car park for Buckholt Woods and John…
Ampney Downs, 25th June 2024
By Alan Waterman A limestone downland area in the east of the county, just north of Cirencester and part of the Barnsley Warren valley system. This meeting was led by…
Tewkesbury Nature Reserve, 17th June 2024
by Alan Waterman This was our second meeting lead by Giles Alder, he has two hats one is Cleeve Common and this time he was wearing his Tewkesbury Nature Reserve…
Hawkweeds in Gloucestershire
There are many flowers that look like Dandelions to the non-specialist. This key by Tim Rich will help you sort them out. He provided it as an introduction to a…
Ermine Moths
Several of us have noted unusual defoliation, especially of willow trees, in the Severn Vale recently. The trees look as though they have almost entirely lost their leaves, as if…
Special editions of The Gloucestershire Naturalist
Two new special editions of The Gloucestershire Naturalist will soon be available, TGN 42 on the Landscape and Landforms of the Cotswolds and TGN 43, a Key to the Hawkweeds…
Coombe Hill – 21st May
On 21 May (this year coinciding with Biodiversity Week) ten GNS members attended what has now become an annual evening field meeting in early summer at the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust…
Cleeve Hill field meeting report
by Alan Waterman Weather is always an important factor and, in the lead up to this meeting it had not been good. We met in the Golf Club Carpark and…
Pasqueflower
Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris), a rare member of the buttercup family, is just coming into bloom. It still can be seen on a few sunny grasslands on thin soils in the…
Woorgreen and Crabtree Hill Sunday 24th March.
Good weather and a nice sized group, we were lucky to have some experts on hand so that a good range of speciescould be identified. With one exception(reptiles) we managed…