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Tuesday October 14th, 7pm Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre: New Technologies in Wildlife Conservation 🧬

Jo Howard-McCombe (RZSS WildGenes) on the role of genetics in Scottish wildcat conservation

Neil Harris (NBN) on how new data management technologies help us understand changing wildlife populations

On Saturday the 6th of September, GNHS attended the Newlands Park Fête 🌳 We loved meeting the many visitors that stopped by! A big thank you to those who volunteered on the GNHS stall 🙌 We even added a few new species for the park! 🐞🌼

Our winter lecture series is back!

Join us on Tuesday 9th of September at 7pm in the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre!

John Simpson (Clyde Area Local Recorder) will be discussing the Glasgow Peregrine Project as well as golden eagles, black grouse, hen harriers and so much more!

📷 Laurie Campbell

We have two exciting talks on Tuesday April 8th in Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre at 7.00pm:

Apithanny Bourne (Tweed Meadows Butterfly Conservation): Saving Scotland’s Species-rich Grasslands 🦋

Cameron Easton (ex Scottish Office ecological adviser): Loch Lomond’s oakwoods- an unnatural naturalness 🌳

Tuesday 11th of March 7pm, Boyd Orr Building Lecture Theatre C (Level 5):

Catherine Whatley, NatureScot, on Scotland’s National Herpetological Strategy 2025-45

Cathrine will outline the biggest challenges for Scottish herpetofauna and provide an update on the development of the strategy 🐸

Tuesday 11th of March 7pm, Boyd Orr Building Lecture Theatre C (Level 5):

Catherine Whatley, NatureScot, on Scotland’s National Herpetological Strategy 2025-45

Cathrine will outline the biggest challenges for Scottish herpetofauna and provide an update on the development of the strategy 🐸

On February the 11th we announced the winners of our annual photograph competition, PhotoSCENCE.

The entries were outstanding, making the judging difficult.

1st (The David Palmar Award): Spotted Flycatcher Fledglings by Seán Kerr
2nd: Great Horned Owl by David Stone
3rd: Wasp by Ziggy Macnaughton

Join us tomorrow evening (Tuesday the 11th of February) at 7pm in the Boyd Orr Building Lecture Theatre C (level 5) to find out the results of our annual PhotoSCENE competition 📷

Hello and welcome to the Glasgow Natural History Society! The Glasgow Natural History Society (GNHS) promotes knowledge and understanding of the natural world to people of all ages. There are plenty of opportunities to learn with frequent talks and excursions, covering a wide range of topics.