When I spotted this cool snail hiding in a Bulrush stem at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve, I definitely wasn't expecting the jazzy hitchhiker. A winter Water Ladybird! 🐞😍
December 1, 2024 at 8:32 AM
When I spotted this cool snail hiding in a Bulrush stem at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve, I definitely wasn't expecting the jazzy hitchhiker. A winter Water Ladybird! 🐞😍
Cormorant, today, on the lake at #GosforthNatureReserve
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September 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Cormorant, today, on the lake at #GosforthNatureReserve
#photography #photoHour #stormHour #eastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #birds
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A lovely Water Ladybird today at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve 🐞
December 1, 2024 at 9:14 AM
A lovely Water Ladybird today at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve 🐞
A little video looking for Water Ladybirds at @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve. Happy to say we found some! 🐞 https://youtu.be/fg-29Sgqjps
December 1, 2024 at 8:05 AM
A little video looking for Water Ladybirds at @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve. Happy to say we found some! 🐞 https://youtu.be/fg-29Sgqjps
Ooo! Looks like the county-first Forked Catchfly (Silene dichotoma) we found at @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve last month has multiplied! #botany
December 1, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Ooo! Looks like the county-first Forked Catchfly (Silene dichotoma) we found at @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve last month has multiplied! #botany
Distant but lovely, Coralroot Orchid (Corallorhiza trifida) at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve today. An understated beauty. #orchids
December 1, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Distant but lovely, Coralroot Orchid (Corallorhiza trifida) at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve today. An understated beauty. #orchids
A few #wildflowerhour finds from a potter around @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve yesterday...
Common Fleabane, Devil's-bit Scabious, Forked Catchfly, Hemp-agrimony, Marsh Ragwort, Sneezewort, Greater Spearwort and Fox-and-Cubs 📷🌼
Common Fleabane, Devil's-bit Scabious, Forked Catchfly, Hemp-agrimony, Marsh Ragwort, Sneezewort, Greater Spearwort and Fox-and-Cubs 📷🌼
December 1, 2024 at 6:18 AM
A few #wildflowerhour finds from a potter around @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve yesterday...
Common Fleabane, Devil's-bit Scabious, Forked Catchfly, Hemp-agrimony, Marsh Ragwort, Sneezewort, Greater Spearwort and Fox-and-Cubs 📷🌼
Common Fleabane, Devil's-bit Scabious, Forked Catchfly, Hemp-agrimony, Marsh Ragwort, Sneezewort, Greater Spearwort and Fox-and-Cubs 📷🌼
A few botanical snaps from @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve today with roadside Bugloss, Lemon-scented Fern, Smooth Ladys-mantle and of course, the roadside Woad. Moments before it was partially mowed 😭🌱
November 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM
A few botanical snaps from @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve today with roadside Bugloss, Lemon-scented Fern, Smooth Ladys-mantle and of course, the roadside Woad. Moments before it was partially mowed 😭🌱
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
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
August 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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
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
A very chilled pair of Roe Deer from @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve this past weekend. 🦌
December 1, 2024 at 3:38 PM
A very chilled pair of Roe Deer from @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve this past weekend. 🦌
Oak Bush Cricket today at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve
Not a species encountered very often this far North and as ever, a real treat to see up close. 🔎
Not a species encountered very often this far North and as ever, a real treat to see up close. 🔎
December 1, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Oak Bush Cricket today at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve
Not a species encountered very often this far North and as ever, a real treat to see up close. 🔎
Not a species encountered very often this far North and as ever, a real treat to see up close. 🔎
Good grief, today's 'short' walk between Benton and #GosforthNatureReserve turned into a ladybird marathon with 12 species found. Including three more for the #LadybirdYearList... to be revealed soon! 🐞
December 1, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Good grief, today's 'short' walk between Benton and #GosforthNatureReserve turned into a ladybird marathon with 12 species found. Including three more for the #LadybirdYearList... to be revealed soon! 🐞
🌿 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
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
August 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🌿 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
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
A great 'Wildlife Detectives: Creatures of the Ouse Burn' session today! Our young naturalists did a fab job spotting wildlife and crafting clay creatures. 🦊🎨
Wildlife Highlights:
🦌8 x Roe Deer
🎶Reed Bunting
🦅2 x Buzzards
🦆Ducks, Geese + a Heron
🍄Scarlet Elf Cup
#GosforthNatureReserve #OuseBurnWay
Wildlife Highlights:
🦌8 x Roe Deer
🎶Reed Bunting
🦅2 x Buzzards
🦆Ducks, Geese + a Heron
🍄Scarlet Elf Cup
#GosforthNatureReserve #OuseBurnWay
February 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A great 'Wildlife Detectives: Creatures of the Ouse Burn' session today! Our young naturalists did a fab job spotting wildlife and crafting clay creatures. 🦊🎨
Wildlife Highlights:
🦌8 x Roe Deer
🎶Reed Bunting
🦅2 x Buzzards
🦆Ducks, Geese + a Heron
🍄Scarlet Elf Cup
#GosforthNatureReserve #OuseBurnWay
Wildlife Highlights:
🦌8 x Roe Deer
🎶Reed Bunting
🦅2 x Buzzards
🦆Ducks, Geese + a Heron
🍄Scarlet Elf Cup
#GosforthNatureReserve #OuseBurnWay
Fantastic to support today's @NE_Northumbria team away day at #GosforthNatureReserve. Lots of pics to come from @NEE_Naturalist I'm sure, so I'll leave it at some cool #fungi finds 🍄
December 1, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Fantastic to support today's @NE_Northumbria team away day at #GosforthNatureReserve. Lots of pics to come from @NEE_Naturalist I'm sure, so I'll leave it at some cool #fungi finds 🍄
Bee Orchids (Ophrys apifera) tonight on a roadside close to @NENature_'s #GosforthNatureReserve. They're getting closer... 👀🌱
November 29, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Bee Orchids (Ophrys apifera) tonight on a roadside close to @NENature_'s #GosforthNatureReserve. They're getting closer... 👀🌱
A lovely morning spent rummaging around @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve. Lots to see as ever and think @Mattdw3 appreciated the new benches... 👣
December 1, 2024 at 6:23 AM
A lovely morning spent rummaging around @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve. Lots to see as ever and think @Mattdw3 appreciated the new benches... 👣
A new plant for me today at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve with Greater Spearwort (Ranunculus lingua) 🌱
December 1, 2024 at 2:15 PM
A new plant for me today at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve with Greater Spearwort (Ranunculus lingua) 🌱
Fleeting visit to @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve.
Green Woodpecker and Ring-necked Parakeet heard + Buzzard, 4 Pochard and my first Reed Warbler of the year.
None birdy highlights of Clarke's Mining Bee and a rather sad looking Wild Daffodil. 🔎
Green Woodpecker and Ring-necked Parakeet heard + Buzzard, 4 Pochard and my first Reed Warbler of the year.
None birdy highlights of Clarke's Mining Bee and a rather sad looking Wild Daffodil. 🔎
December 1, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Fleeting visit to @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve.
Green Woodpecker and Ring-necked Parakeet heard + Buzzard, 4 Pochard and my first Reed Warbler of the year.
None birdy highlights of Clarke's Mining Bee and a rather sad looking Wild Daffodil. 🔎
Green Woodpecker and Ring-necked Parakeet heard + Buzzard, 4 Pochard and my first Reed Warbler of the year.
None birdy highlights of Clarke's Mining Bee and a rather sad looking Wild Daffodil. 🔎
A passing Whooper Swan over the lake at #GosforthNatureReserve🦢
During December, you may have spotted this winter visitor. The Whooper Swan is a rare breeding bird and in the spring, they will fly, non-stop, from Scotland to Iceland!
Thanks to Ian Dooley for this great photo📷
During December, you may have spotted this winter visitor. The Whooper Swan is a rare breeding bird and in the spring, they will fly, non-stop, from Scotland to Iceland!
Thanks to Ian Dooley for this great photo📷
January 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A passing Whooper Swan over the lake at #GosforthNatureReserve🦢
During December, you may have spotted this winter visitor. The Whooper Swan is a rare breeding bird and in the spring, they will fly, non-stop, from Scotland to Iceland!
Thanks to Ian Dooley for this great photo📷
During December, you may have spotted this winter visitor. The Whooper Swan is a rare breeding bird and in the spring, they will fly, non-stop, from Scotland to Iceland!
Thanks to Ian Dooley for this great photo📷
Gosforth Nature Reserve - Jim Edwards
Latest commission, acrylic painting on canvas, 100x70cm.
Amongst a flock of common terns flying above Gosforth Nature Reserve. Following the wildlife corridor, and the path of the Ouseburn, through Jesmond Dene & Heaton Park, to the Tyne
#gosforthnaturereserve
Latest commission, acrylic painting on canvas, 100x70cm.
Amongst a flock of common terns flying above Gosforth Nature Reserve. Following the wildlife corridor, and the path of the Ouseburn, through Jesmond Dene & Heaton Park, to the Tyne
#gosforthnaturereserve
June 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Gosforth Nature Reserve - Jim Edwards
Latest commission, acrylic painting on canvas, 100x70cm.
Amongst a flock of common terns flying above Gosforth Nature Reserve. Following the wildlife corridor, and the path of the Ouseburn, through Jesmond Dene & Heaton Park, to the Tyne
#gosforthnaturereserve
Latest commission, acrylic painting on canvas, 100x70cm.
Amongst a flock of common terns flying above Gosforth Nature Reserve. Following the wildlife corridor, and the path of the Ouseburn, through Jesmond Dene & Heaton Park, to the Tyne
#gosforthnaturereserve
A few beasties togged during quieter moments today at #GosforthNatureReserve: Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Brown China-mark and a Great Diving Beetle momentarily restrained in a tub 😂🔎
November 30, 2024 at 10:50 AM
A few beasties togged during quieter moments today at #GosforthNatureReserve: Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Brown China-mark and a Great Diving Beetle momentarily restrained in a tub 😂🔎
Xanthoria parietina on tree branch #GosforthNatureReserve
April 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Xanthoria parietina on tree branch #GosforthNatureReserve
Plenty of ladybirds around at @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve today.
📷 Pine, Harlequin, 10-spot, 7-spot, Cream-spot and Larch. #NELadybirdSpot
📷 Pine, Harlequin, 10-spot, 7-spot, Cream-spot and Larch. #NELadybirdSpot
December 1, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Plenty of ladybirds around at @NEE_Naturalist's #GosforthNatureReserve today.
📷 Pine, Harlequin, 10-spot, 7-spot, Cream-spot and Larch. #NELadybirdSpot
📷 Pine, Harlequin, 10-spot, 7-spot, Cream-spot and Larch. #NELadybirdSpot
Appreciating the smaller things at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve. First probably Tamarisk Moss. The second, maybe Marsh Hair Moss? #bryophytes
December 1, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Appreciating the smaller things at @NEE_Naturalist #GosforthNatureReserve. First probably Tamarisk Moss. The second, maybe Marsh Hair Moss? #bryophytes