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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Recent news
Sightings – April 2009
Butterflies (Late April, contributed by Juliet Bailey) Maisemore, 29 April 2009 With recent good weather there seem to be a few butterflies about now. All the lanes, lined with Jack-by-the-hedge…
Sightings – March 2009
Sudmeadow (31 March, contributed by Gordon Avery) Very quiet here really although 2 male Blackcaps were in song today plus at least 3 Chiffchaffs. Also new were 2 male Reed…
Sightings – February 2009
Cheltenham (24 February, contributed by Robert Homan) Croaking from the garden pond last night suggested that the frogs were active and indeed this morning there were 5 clumps of spawn…
GNS Field Trip to Garden Cliff, Westbury-on-Severn (21 Feb 2009, contributed by Andrew Bluett)
The GNS field trip to Garden Cliff at Westbury-on-Severn took place on a gloriously warm and sunny day which had all the signs of a promising Spring about it. The…
Sightings – January 2009
Coombe Hill (31 January, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) The level of the Severn continues to drop gradually, but the water is much slower to drop on the…
GNS Field Meeting, Haresfield Hill (18 January 2009, contributed by Juliet Bailey)
Eleven members met for a field meeting of general interest on Haresfield Hill. We walked out across the plateau, admiring the Cotswold landscapes, the sweep of the Severn, including the…
Sightings – December 2008
Severn Hams (30 December, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) Everything very quiet, passerines especially so, with cold weather and partly iced water surfaces. At Coombe Hill, where the…
GNS 60th Anniversary – Re-enactment of the first GNS Field Trip to Leckhampton Hill (13 December 2008, contributed by Andrew Bluett)
The first field trip by the then newly formed GNS took place in 1948, the rendezvous point being “A Bus Stop” on Leckhampton Hill. No details of the trip were…
Lichen Group Indoor Meeting (4 December 2008, contributed by Juliet Bailey)
On Tuesday 2 December 2008, nine members of the GNS lichen group met for an indoors study day on the use of microscopes. The tutor, David Hill, showed how to…
Sightings – November 2008
Severn Hams (29 November, contributed by Mike Smart and Les Brown) The big floods of mid-November have now receded: the Grundon and Long Pool hides at Coombe Hill have been…
Cannop Ponds (28 November 2008, contributed by Waltraud Englefield and Mike Burke, Lakers School, Coleford.)
This was a lunch time birdwalk with Lakers School Birdwatching Group, led by Mike Smart, Andrew Bluett and Juliet Bailey. Birds seen recorded: Blue Tit, Great Tit, a good show…
Sightings – October 2008
Cheltenham (31 October, contributed by Robert Homan) 2 Ravens flying over the Tivoli area at tree top height. Sudmeadow (22 October, contributed by Gordon Avery) A pair of Stonechats on…