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
Dawn Chorus events
We have arranged four dawn chorus events, over the weekend 30 April – 1 May, for those who are awake early. They are spread around the county, so there should…
Hempsted field meeting
by Juliet Bailey. Seventeen members and friends met near Hempsted church on 6 February 2022 for a general-interest morning walk. We had fine weather until the very last stop when…
GNS AGM
The Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society AGM will take place on March 25th at 7.30pm and will take place online as a Zoom meeting. The meeting will open at 7.15pm. Following the…
Upcoming Field Meetings
Many more field meetings have been added to the events pages, with 23 currently scheduled between now and the end of the year. This schedule now includes the Botanical meetings….
The Birds of Gloucestershire
The county bird atlas is now available as a free electronic version. The Birds of Gloucestershire was published in 2013, in parallel to the British Trust for Ornithology’s national atlas….
GNS Photographic Competition
As many members will know, GNS held a photographic competition in past years at the Cirencester Branch Annual Members Night in March. As a result of Covid-19 restrictions, we have…
GNS Garden Challenge
All members are invited to take up the challenge of sharing their garden observations of wildlife. What can be included?Just about any original observations made in your garden or from…
Severn Vale Bird Report 2021 Oct-Dec
Mike Smart’s most recent Severn Vale bird report covering the period October to December 2021 has been added to the publications library (see menu at top of site). Click here…
Playback previous GNS talks
Please note that from February 2022, selected GNS talks will be recorded and made available to view on the GNS website. However, we can’t guarantee that any specific talk will…
Natural History Dissertation Award 2021
The Royal Agricultural University presented GNS’s sustainable bamboo plaque for the best natural history dissertation at their short graduation ceremony to Alexandra Lloyd studying the BSc (Hons) top-up in Wildlife and…
Field Meeting Ashleworth 9-1-2022
A small group of about eight GNS members gathered for the first field meeting of the new year at Ashleworth Ham on Sunday 9 January 2022, in bright fine conditions,…
Coombe Hill, by Mike Smart
A report from Mike Smart: 04/11/21 Although the Severn level at Haw Bridge has peaked, the level has not dropped enough for water to flow out from riverside meadows. So…