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
The Dumbles
The Dumbles (13 September 2011, contributed by Mike Smart) Winds on the estuary were much lighter today than yesterday, but even so, a Fulmar went upriver past the Dumbles at…
Lydney Harbour
Lydney Harbour (12 September 2011, contributed by Mike Smart and Lewis Thomson) With reports of good numbers of seabirds in the estuary following the strong winds in the last week…
Guscar Rocks
Guscar Rocks (10 September 2011, contributed by Mike Smart) On the high tide of 7.3 metres at 07.26 – a roost of 600 Curlews (mainly one-legged, only three rings read)…
Guscar and Ayleburton
Guscar and Ayleburton (21 August 2011, contributed by Mike Smart) Another attempt to read colour-ringed Curlews at high tide (so far in August 54 of the 66 birds colour-ringed at…
Guscar Rocks
Guscar Rocks (2 August 2011, contributed by Mike Smart) Nice big tide of 8.9 metres at 10h38 covered all mudflats and forced waders to roost on shoreline. Total of at…
Coombe Hill
Coombe Hill (27 July 2011, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) Scrapes now totally dry; still some water in the Long Pool but it’s dropping fast – will it…
Coombe Hill and Ashleworth
Coombe Hill and Ashleworth (28 June 2011, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) The scrapes in front of the Grundon Hide are now both almost dry. The southern scrape…
Coombe Hill and Ashleworth
Coombe Hill and Ashleworth (21 June 2011, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) The southern scrape has now dried out, and the northern scrape is likely to be dry…
Bibury
Bibury (7 June 2011, contributed by Jan Malling) A Cuckoo heard in the vicinity of Shagborough Copse.
Coombe Hill
Coombe Hill (6 June 2011, contributed by Mike Smart) The saga of the two Canadas and the White Farmyard Goose continues. Now that the goslings have grown up a bit,…
Woorgreens
Woorgreens (3 June 2011, contributed by Andy Jayne) Around the Woogreens area today sightings included a pair of Mandarin with four ducklings, a Little Grebe, a Cuckoo (heard), up to…
Gloucester
Gloucester (1 June 2011, contributed by Gordon Avery) A male Peregrine carrying prey was seen heading towards the city, perhaps to the hospital, over Castle Meads this afternoon.