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PhotoSCENE 2026-2027: A Natural History Photographic Competition sponsored by Glasgow Natural History Society and the University of Glasgow School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine (SBOHVM). The closing date for this year's competition is October 31st. Details of the 2027-28 competition will be published here in due course, and details of previous year's winners can be seen here.
The 2026-27 winter programme of evening talks can be viewed here. Talks are generally given on the second Tuesday of each month from September to May.
The summer field excursion programme for 2026 is now complete; see where we went in 2026 here The 2026 programnme will appear around the end of March.
A tranche of bursaries towards courses in field taxonomy is offered annually by GNHS and BRISC. Applications can be made from November each year until the closing date on January 31st following. Bursaries are not restricted to members of GNHS. Information about the forthcoming tranche will appear here shortly.
The Glasgow Naturalist volume 28 (4) has now been published. Individual papers and short notes can be seen here Contents. Papers from volume 29 (1) will start appearing shortly
The 2025 Blodwen Lloyd Binns New Science Writer prize has been awarded to Ryan Dubbels for his account Pollinator abundance and floral characteristics in six public parks in Glasgow, Scotland
The Flora of Lanarkshire by the late Peter Macpherson is still available at £38.50; order on-line at Nature Bureau bookshop or Members may order at a lower price direct from GNHS.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Scotland, Chris McInerny and Pete Minting. Published by GNHS; download it free here (PDF, 135Mb) or email Chris McInerny to buy a printed copy for £22.50.
Glasgow Natural History Society is a charity registered in Scotland (SC012586)
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