Coming up next week at NHSN's Winter Talks Impacts of Heavy Metal Pollution on the Common Frog, Tom Childs, Newcastle University🐸 Championing Northumbria’s Bats, Nicola Faulks, Northumberland Bat Group🦇 📍Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University. Doors open 6pm, talks start 18:29

Now is the perfect time to get out and about and discover the fanartic array of fungi there is to see in woodlands.🍄 Join beginners and enthusiasts alike for a session spotting woodland fungi. Book your place today!👇 ow.ly/9EOZ50XkNsQ ow.ly/wlCI50XkNsO

Coming up next week at NHSN's Winter Talks Rewilding in Northumberland, with Lucy Ingham, Northumberland Wildlife Trust🦌 Wallington Beavers, with Helen McDonald, National Trust🦫 📍Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University. Doors open 6pm, talks start at 18:29👏

New on the blog: our library and archive volunteer Alan takes a tour through some of the strange and fabulous stuff he's recently found in just one small corner of our North East Nature Archive www.nhsn.org.uk/an-embarrass...

A colourful display of #waxcaps on today's @nenature.bsky.social fungi foray. Scarlet, Parrot, Butter, Blackening and Golden were recognisable, but several others, not so much! 🍄

The lads at @neheritagelib.bsky.social do excellent work and I'm very chuffed to be representing @nenature.bsky.social in this year's NE History Compendium

We really enjoyed hearing from Grant about his Space Penguins last night! Check out our forthcoming program of Monday Night Talks here: www.nhsn.org.uk/wp-content/u...

We really love this moving blog from our fantastic volunteer Julia, about the life and work of the pioneering North-east bryologist and moss maven Evelyn Lobley: www.nhsn.org.uk/evelyn-m-lob...

Did you know that Great North Museum: Hancock once had its own live condor? Us neither, until our brilliant volunteer Julia found it in our Society Transactions: www.nhsn.org.uk/that-condor-...

It's #GiftAidAwarenessDay and we want to say a massive thank you to all of our members who #TickTheBox! When you #TickTheBox, we can claim an extra 25p on every £1 donated! It has never been more important to #TickTheBox. Please refer to our Gift Aid FAQs at www.nhsn.org.uk/gift-aid-faq/

Due to a last-minute cancellation, we now have one space available on our Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling with Steve Pardue. Be inspired by the treasures of NHSN's North East Nature Archive and discover new ways to connect with nature through art. Book here: https://ow.ly/i5rW50X3rEP

Your photos of the week are here!🍄 Enjoy autumnal delights of...🍂 Snipe © Brian Rutter Small Staghorn © Les Allan Honey Fungus © Les Allan Fox Moth catepillar © Peter Fawcett If you would like to share any of your photos, get in touch via [email protected]

New on the blog - Sandra Bishop writes about an Arctic journey to Svalbard undertaken by the Newcastle explorer, hunter and naturalist Abel Chapman, from our Transactions: www.nhsn.org.uk/from-north-s...

A timeless shot of a Cormorant at #GosforthNatureReserve Cormorants can be spotted in inland freshwater and along the coast.🌊 Did you know that although Cormorants are amazing divers, there feathers aren't actually waterproof? 📸Thank you to Ray Haldane for these wonderful photos.

Join us on Tues 16 Sept as we talk to Mike Pratt, one of the North East's foremost conservationists. His latest book explores how we might reconnect with nature in the face of ecological change and how human contact with the natural world can nurture our health and wellbeing. bit.ly/45TYmZ4

As part of our #NaturesCure project, we've been inviting clients of the Angelou Centre in Newcastle to Gosforth Nature Reserve for guided walks and to talk about what nature means to them. Our heritage researcher Mel picks up the story: www.nhsn.org.uk/peace-friend...

Join us on Tues 16 Sept as we talk to Mike Pratt, one of the North East's foremost conservationists. His latest book explores how we might reconnect with nature in the face of ecological change and how human contact with the natural world can nurture our health and wellbeing. bit.ly/45TYmZ4

Have you ever wanted to do historical research, but not been sure how to go about it? Join our heritage researchers @rach-anderson.bsky.social and @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social in Oct for a specially curated course on finding your way through the archival maze: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introdu...

On 16 September, we're really looking forward to hosting Mike Pratt of @northwildlife.bsky.social for a talk about his life and career in North East nature - and a reading from his new book! Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mike-pratt...

Today's new book at the NHSN office: Exmoor (Collins New Naturalist series no.150) by Flemming Ulf-Hansen. To go in our complete collection of New Naturalists!

We at NHSN are very sad to note the passing of Angus Lunn MBE. We've tried to pay tribute here to his incredible life and career as an educator, naturalist and conservationist, and to everything he did for nature in the North East: www.nhsn.org.uk/remembering-...

Ever wondered what the inside of a tree sounds like? This and other mysteries are part of our new blog on nature workshops and community: www.nhsn.org.uk/natures-cure...

Today's new book in the NHSN office: The Birds of Britain by James Fisher (1942). Featuring illustrations from John Gould (1804-1881) and Thomas Bewick (1753-1828)

You know what time it is.... it's photos of the week! Scroll through some of the wonderful wildlife that's been sent in recently 🐾 📸 1: Meadow Pipit © Neil Pont 2: Bluetits © Mark Nugent 3: Barn Owls © Chris Ellis 4: Heron © Kevin Ireland

Fantastic photos from #GosforthNatureReserve📸 Recently, the Brown Hawker dragonfly has been spotted! With few North East records, this is an exciting sight to be seen. Their brown wings make this species distinct and they can also be spotted hunting in the woodland.🌳 ©Ron Bowe

This Bank Holiday Monday (25th Aug)- A whole week of family-friendly fun at Gosforth Nature Reserve. From owl pellet dissecting to pond dipping, keep your little explorers curious and connected to nature. 🕵️‍♂️🌱 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/nhsn-event... #NewcastleNatureNetworks

Recently, the first sighting of the Silver-washed Fritillary was recorded at Havannah Nature Reserve by local Chris Barlow.📷 This butterfly has not been recorded in Northumberland since 1850! 🦋 They are now found in a few sites in County Durham with Rowland's Gill the most northerly location.

🌿 Free Entry to Gosforth Nature Reserve! 🌿 Mon 25 – Sun 31 August Enjoy a full week of free access to explore woodland trails, spot wildlife, and unwind in nature. No booking needed—just come along! #GosforthNatureReserve #FreeEntry #ExploreNature

Our 'Gosforth's Wild Web' project continues to go from strength to strength! Here are some of June's highlights, from our nature ranger @em-anderson123.bsky.social : www.nhsn.org.uk/summer-has-a...

Last week I came across some Small Scabious Mining Bees (Andrena marginata) in County Durham. This lovely species is Nationally Scarce and, I believe, has only been recorded twice before in Northern England. I managed to find them in 3 1km squares in the end. #NorthEastBeeHunt @nenature.bsky.social

To celebrate the final of #Euros2025 we bring you an illustration of Himantolophus groenlandicus - the Atlantic #football -fish. One of 23 species in the Himantolophidae family it does rather resemble a ⚽! The female has the distinctive branched lure (esca) and is much larger than the male

Really interesting talk from @timjerrome.bsky.social just now on finding queer histories in rural records, on the subject of a lack of northern representation it might be worth checking out the @nenature.bsky.social archive - could've said this in person but wandered off before I thought of it 🤪

Ever wondered what the inside of a tree sounds like? This and other mysteries are part of our new blog on nature workshops and community: www.nhsn.org.uk/natures-cure...

The NHSN is dedicated to upholding all the cultural institutions of the North East, regardless of whether their parties feature excellent company and unlimited free wine

Grace Hickling MBE (1906-1986) was the first woman to act a Chair of the NHSN and a towering figure in the North East. In this guest blog, Anne Wilson explores her life and times: www.nhsn.org.uk/amazing-grace/

Seals, seabirds, nature and the Farnes: in this guest blog, Anne Wilson explores the extraordinary life of Grace Hickling, the NHSN's first female Chair: www.nhsn.org.uk/amazing-grace/

Did you know that our historical Transactions are now available to read online? In this blog, heritage researcher Rachel Anderson and some of the fabulous volunteers who helped us get to this point reflect on the process of making this landmark development in NHSN's history happen: ow.ly/EiR150W9VTH

Barn Owl out early this evening around Gosforth @nenature.bsky.social #NEbirding

I’ve been recording the garden bees for the #NorthEastBeeHunt run by @nenature.bsky.social but found plenty of other invertebrates out there. It’s amazing what you can find when you look. 🐡 #art #invertebrates

A little collection from a walk around @nenature.bsky.social Gosforth Nature Reserve yesterday featuring Melancholy Thistle, Marsh Cinquefoil, Great Burnet and Betony. #wildflowers

This is such a wonderful love letter to the gorgeous archive we have the privilege of caring for at @nenature.bsky.social ✨ Well done @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

One of the best parts of our 'Nature's Cure' project so far has been reading the stories of nature lovers from all over the world. Here our heritage researcher Mel shares some of the best reflections on nature's power to inspire, heal & intrigue from around the globe: www.nhsn.org.uk/voices-from-...

Our heritage researcher @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social has written this piece for @corridor8.bsky.social on the artistic riches to be found in our North East Nature Archive: corridor8.substack.com/p/e1fb8576-1...

Last week we attended the opening of the Explore! gallery at Great North Museum: Hancock - and were thrilled to see how our volunteer Maureen Flisher's research into the 'Pitmen Naturalists' of the nineteenth-century North East coalfield has become a permanent display! @northeastmuseums.bsky.social