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: 19/10/2025 Time: 11:00 - 17:00 |
Kingsgate Park, Yate and Westerleigh Common
Sunday 19th October 11.00-17.00pm. Leaders Clare and Mark Kitchen Kingsgate Park, Yate and Westerleigh Common Contact Clare Kitchen 07840 468856 On street parking in Sundridge Park, road ST712819. Last year the park contained some interesting... |
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Recent news
Bec Smith wins GNS prize for best MSc student poster
This year, the winner of the GNS prize for best MSc student poster was awarded to Bec Smith (Applied Ecology MSc), for research on the value of large woody debris…
World Curlew Day Celebration
Monday 21st April at Stroud Lansdown Hall, 4-7pm.Speakers: Mary Colwell (Curlew Action), Geoff Hilton (WWT) and our very own Juliet Bailey.Come and see the Curlew mural by renowned street artist…
Glass Eels UK visit
16 GNS members had an interesting tour around Glass Eels UK. Director, Peter Wood took us through the journey of the eel from its egg in the Sargasso Sea to…
AGM
Don’t forget the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 26th March at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm). It will take place at the EdShed, at the back of the Folk of Gloucester museum….
Coombe Hill field meeting
As a follow-up to the GNS field meeting at the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s Ashleworth Ham reserve on the west bank of the Severn last November, members took part in another…
Beaver field meeting 21st Feb
Please note that there has been a minor change to the proposed meeting at the Beaver enclosure at The Pludds in the Forest of Dean. Please also note that it…
Field meeting at Coombe Hill, 8th Feb is going ahead
There is always a risk that field meetings in the Severn floodplain may be affected by floodwater, but the flooding at Coombe Hill has receded considerably over the past few…
Alney Island Field Meeting, Sunday 12th January 2024
14 members took part in a walk around part of Alney Island nature reserve which lies between the east and west branches of the Severn at the western edge of…
Sherborne Woods, 14th December 2024
Sherborne National Trust estate falls largely into three habitats – tenanted arable farmland, water-meadows and woodland/wood-pasture. Having walked round the second of these last year, eleven of us met to…
GNS 2024 Photographic Competition
The results of the GNS 2024 Photographic Competition are now available to view using the links below. The finalists in each category were shown in the Zoom meeting which took place…
Ashleworth Ham, 9 November 2024
by Mike Smart “The meadows of the Severn floodplain are of interest to naturalists for different reasons at different times of year. The suite of hay meadows at Ashleworth and…
Autumn/Winter field meetings
We are currently finalising details of proposed field meetings for the Autumn / Winter season; a reminder of the next meeting together with further proposed meetings follows. Please note that…