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: 01/02/2026 Time: 09:30 - 11:30 |
Waterfowl and Waders at Ashleworth Ham
Ashleworth Ham, Ashleworth Rescheduled : Waterfowl and Waders at Ashleworth Ham Leader: Mike Smart (01452 421131) Meet at 09:30 alongside the hide on the Ashleworth to Tirley Rd GL19 4HJ SO828264 W3W: file.epidemics. extra A popular meeting so... |
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Recent news
Sightings – May 2004
Woorgreens area, Forest of Dean (22 May 2004, contributed by Robert Homan) On the lake at Woorgreens today – male and female Mandarin with 6 ducklings. A Wood Warbler singing…
Sightings – April 2004
Cheltenham (30 April 2004, contributed by Robert Homan) Lesser Whitethroat singing from the disused Honeybourne railway, Swindon Lane. 6 Swifts over St Paul’s area late afternoon. Lydney (28 April 2004,…
Sightings – March 2004
Cleeve Hill (31 March 2004, contributed by Robert Homan) Warm sunshine brought out the butterflies this afternoon with male Brimstone, Comma, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell flying in Padcombe Bottom, the…
Sightings – February 2004
R Severn, Deerhurst (18 February 2004, contributed by Robert Homan) Frozen lakes perhaps accounted for 3 Goosanders (2m, 1f) on the river between Haw Bridge and Deerhurst. Also 40 Canada…
Sightings – January 2004
Sudmeadow area (29 January 2004, contributed by Gordon Avery) A Woodcock on Sudmeadow this morning. Apparently the Barn Owl has been seen daily up to yesterday at least. It hunts…
Sightings – December 2003
Sudmeadow area (Posted: 29 December 2003) Gordon Avery reported a second winter Iceland Gull at GLS on 29 December. Also 2 Chiffchaffs at nearby Llanthony Weir. Ashleworth Ham (Posted: 29…
Cotswold Water Park Sightings Update, October – December 2003 by Gareth Harris
Winter 2003/2004 in the Cotswold Water Park has so far produced some surprising and spectacular bird sightings. Lake 31 at Keynes Country Park produced two of these; a Yellow-browed Warbler,…
Peregrine Falcons in the City of Gloucester, 2003 by John Wells
I first saw a pair of Peregrine Falcons at Gloucestershire Royal hospital on the 25th May 2003. There had been reports of them there for at least a few weeks…
Sightings – November 2003
CWP Birds (Posted: 26 November 2003) Reported by Andy Jayne on 26 November from the Cotswold Water Park (W) were: Bittern in flight at pits 43/65 Little Egret (pit 41)…
Bryophyte Field Meeting, Ban-y-Gor Wood November 2003 by Peter Martin and Juliet Bailey
The Moss Group – Peter Martin (county bryophyte recorder), with Juliet Bailey, Cathy Beeching, Libby Houston, Claire and Mark Kitchen, and Richard Lansdown – visited Ban-y-Gor wood (ST536967) on 1…