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.jpg) Hancock Museum (wherein are its offices) | |
| Founded | 19 August 1829 |
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| Type | Registered charity |
| Purpose | To study and conserve wildlife |
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Area served | North East of England |
| Website | www |
The Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN) is a voluntary organization to promote the study of natural history and protect the wildlife of North East England.
Its offices and library are in the Great North Museum: Hancock, whose building, land and collections it owns. It leases them to Newcastle University, on whose behalf they are administered by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. It possesses a substantial natural history library and archive and maintains the Gosforth Nature Reserve, one of the oldest designated nature reserves in North East England. It also carries out research and provides talks, field trips and educational courses, as well as publishing scientific papers.