Enjoy a snoozing owl this Sunday morning...

Did you know that Tawny Owls have asymmetrical ears? This unique adaptation helps them pinpoint their prey with great accuracy, even in complete darkness 🦉👂

📸 Lindsay Kirk #NatureFacts

Photo of the week 📸

Meet the Great Crested Grebe! With its striking plumage and iconic courtship dance, this waterbird is a highlight of any visit to wetlands across the North East.

Better still, their chicks look like humbugs!

Thanks to Ron Vipond for sharing #Birdwatching

Thanks so much to Dwellbeing Shieldfield & Shieldfield Art Works for a fantastic #GosforthsWildWeb walk today in Shieldfield. So much to see in the hidden corners, pavements and verges. A special thanks to the Forum Cafe for tea and cake! 😄🫖

Calling all nature enthusiasts in Newcastle! 🌿

Can you help build a picture of local wildlife by sharing your sightings as part of #GosforthsWildWeb ?

Whether it's a bird, a beautiful butterfly, or another curious critter, every sighting counts! 🦋

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Exciting Opportunity! 😃
What a busy week this week for #GosforthsWildWeb 🐦🐝
If you would like to join the team, keep an eye out this Friday when a new job opportunity will be released 🌳

Hannah Bourne-Taylor Saw my first swifts (between 4 & 6 birds), hunting for insects around a line of willows in reed beds at NHSN Gosforth Park Nature Reserve : 7th May.
Also seen were Swallows and Sand Martins.

Did you know that Urban Green Newcastle Havannah Nature Reserve is an amazing spot for ladybirds? 🐞🔎

Take a look at these exciting #NELadybirdSpot finds on a recent visit by Christopher Wren!

Will you spot one on your next visit? Let us know -> ow.ly/Yy2A50RA2m4 #ladybirds

Discover the ancient tales etched into Northumberland's cliffs and landscapes! 🌊

Join us for a new course starting on Friday 7 June and start exploring our region's beautiful coastline.

Reserve your spot now: ow.ly/zmmO50RzclM

It's that time again! 🐝🔎

With more bees now on the wing, now is a great time to get to gribs with those visiting your garden.

Explore common and familiar bumblebees -> ow.ly/mEjs50Rzcw8

Spotted any? We'd love to hear! #NorthEastBeeHunt

Cracking afternoon for surveying the Gateshead #Kittiwakes Well populated upstream facing ledges. Large nest structure occupied again on South side and a nest with new, darker nest material visible. KittiwakesOnRTyne Tyne Kittiwake Partnership Dan Turner

Red Mason Bee and Green Long-horn enjoying the sun in the back garden today NHSN

A wander around Alnmouth south dunes for some plants this evening with Early Forget me Not and Meadow Saxifrage amongst others.. Love #Northumberland me! #Botany #Wildflowers #WildflowerHour

Intrigued by grasses but unsure where to start? This workshop could be for you! 🌾

Join NHSN's Botany Group for an introduction to grasses and their identification with a focus on species found in heathland, woodland and meadows.

Find out more -> ow.ly/2VBZ50RzcbH #botany

Wow, amazing to see 145 people sharing wildlife sightings across #GosforthsWildWeb . Thank you all so much! 🤯🔎

From Roe Deer and Kingfishers to beautiful flowers, you've been noticing SO MUCH nature across the city.

Enjoy a few recent highlights... ow.ly/IWEk50Ryc9U

One of our lovely Durham Dales Snipe.
Durham Bird Club
Countryfile Magazine
NHSN
Canon UK and Ireland
birdspotuk
Wader Quest
Birdwatch

common sandpiper at swallow pond this weekend

#sandpiper NHSN Amateur Photographer #APPicoftheWeek
#myarkwildlife RSPB BBCWildlifeMagazine
BBC Springwatch North East Tweets Northumberland & Tyneside Bird Club
Digital Photographer Magazine #BirdsSeenIn2024 The British Nature Guide

Looking forward to a nature spotting walk in Shieldfield this week with James Common. Join us to explore what natural wonders surround us in our urban environment.

With Dwellbeing Shieldfield, NHSN and the Forum Cafe.

dwellbeingshieldfield.org.uk/events/fridays…

Take a walk in nature this long weekend and join in with #GosforthsWildWeb ! ☀️🐝🌻

Newcastle is a fantastic place to watch wildlife and there is SO MUCH to see at this time of year.

Birds, bugs, flowers; share what you see across the city ➡️ nhsn.org.uk/gosforths-wild…

Three beautiful Slow Worms seen in the north Cheviots N'land National Park today, my first ever in Northumberland. They’re not called Slow for nothing… this clip was 4 minutes long, and has been speeded up 8 times! NHSN

Great Kingfisher views during our local wildlife group's very enjoyable visit to #Gosforth Nature Reserve today! Thank you James Common and NHSN - also The National Lottery for your support