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.
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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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Letter from the Chair, May 2012
Dear Fellow Members of GNS In recent Letters from the Chair, I have referred to the lack of rainfall, and expressed the hope, the prayer even, that it might rain. …
Oakhill Wood (Tidenham Chase)
At Oakhill Wood (Tidenham Chase) this morning a singing male Firecrest, a Wood Warbler, two Spotted Flycatchers, five Siskins (including a downy juvenile) and two Hawfinches. Posted on behalf of…
Swifts in Standish
Whatever the conditions were for the Thames pageant, the warm conditions and light rain of mid-afternoon of 3 June suited Swifts very well. A big number – maybe 200 but…
Coombe Hill on 29 May
Waters continue to drop gradually after the flooding of early May. The female Red-necked Phalarope, not seen since Saturday last and thought to have departed towards its northern (Shetlands?) breeding…
Coombe Hill on Saturday 26 May
The floodwater is retreating, but levels in and around the scrapes are still relatively high for the spring/early summer. The female Red-necked Phalarope in summer plumage (which has attracted nationwide…
Cranes at Ashleworth and Hasfield Hams
There has been much publicity about the programme to re-introduce Cranes to south-west England. Eggs taken from wild Cranes’ nests in Germany have been brought to the Wildfowl and Wetlands…
Coombe Hill today
The Severn has dropped considerably, but flood levels on the riverside meadows are slow to recede, because the outfalls to the river are so narrow. The Grundon and Long Pool hides on…
Families of Great Tits, Standish
Today there were two families of Great Tits round the garden, the first of the year out of the nest. I noticed them because of the fledglings’ reedy wheezy calls,…
Hairy Dragonflies emerge
On 6th May, as there was a “weather-window” we decided to make a visit to Green Lane, Frampton, to look to see if any Hairy Dragonflies were on the wing….
Buttercups
Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus) is in full bloom on my front lawn in Standish. This is the first of the big three buttercups of the year to bloom. It can…
Migrants despite the floodwaters
The River Severn continues to rise: at Haw Bridge this morning it was beginning to overtop its banks, causing increased flooding of the meadows along the River Chelt, which is also high…
Waters rising in the Vale
The River Severn was very high at Haw Bridge (10.70m) this morning, almost bursting its banks. So the River Chelt, also unusually high, can’t discharge into the Severn and is…