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Gosforth Nature Reserve, the Glossary

Table of Contents

  1. 42 relations: Arena Racing Company, Birch, Brandling of Newcastle, Calluna, Carr (landform), Common kingfisher, Common reed bunting, Common reed warbler, Common tern, Conifer, Corallorhiza trifida, Dactylorhiza purpurella, England, Eurasian bittern, Eurasian otter, Eurasian teal, Eurasian water shrew, Eurasian wigeon, European badger, European water vole, Forest Hall, Gosforth House, Gosforth Park, Heath, Little grebe, Natural History Society of Northumbria, Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern shoveler, Phragmites, Quercus robur, Red fox, Red squirrel, Ridge and furrow, Right of way, Roe deer, Sedge warbler, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Stoat, Tyne and Wear, Water rail, Wetland.

  2. Geography of Newcastle upon Tyne
  3. Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tyne and Wear
  4. Tourist attractions in Newcastle upon Tyne

Arena Racing Company

Arena Racing Company, also called ARC Racing and Leisure Group is a UK private company, created in 2012 by the merger of Arena Leisure and Northern Racing.

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Birch

A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams.

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Brandling of Newcastle

The Brandlings of Newcastle were a wealthy family of merchants and land and coal owners in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland.

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Calluna

Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.

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Carr (landform)

A carr is a type of waterlogged wooded terrain that, typically, represents a succession stage between the original reedy marsh and the likely eventual formation of forest in a sub-maritime climate.

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Common kingfisher

The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa.

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Common reed bunting

The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

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Common reed warbler

The common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus.

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Common tern

The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae.

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Conifer

Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.

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Corallorhiza trifida

Corallorhiza trifida, commonly known as early coralroot, northern coralroot, or yellow coralroot, is a coralroot orchid native to North America and Eurasia, with a circumboreal distribution.

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Dactylorhiza purpurella

Dactylorhiza purpurella, the northern marsh orchid, is an orchid native to Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eurasian bittern

The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae.

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Eurasian otter

The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia and Maghreb.

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Eurasian teal

The Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter.

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Eurasian water shrew

The Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens), known in the United Kingdom as the water shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to long, with a tail up to three-quarters as long again.

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Eurasian wigeon

The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or the wigeon, is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca.

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European badger

The European badger (Meles meles), also known as the Eurasian badger, is a badger species in the family Mustelidae native to Europe and West Asia and parts of Central Asia.

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European water vole

The European water vole (Arvicola amphibius) or northern water vole, is a semi-aquatic rodent.

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Forest Hall

Forest Hall is a village in the borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Gosforth House

Gosforth House now known as Brandling House is a Grade II listed building built as a mansion house and now serving as a hospitality and conference centre at Gosforth Park Racecourse, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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Gosforth Park

Gosforth Park is a park north of Gosforth in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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Heath

A heath is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation.

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Little grebe

The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds.

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Natural History Society of Northumbria

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.

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Newcastle Racecourse

Newcastle Racecourse is a horse racing course located at Gosforth Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, owned by Arena Racing Company.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Northern shoveler

The northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck.

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Phragmites

Phragmites is a genus of four species of large perennial reed grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world.

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Quercus robur

Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae.

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Red fox

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe and Asia, plus parts of North Africa.

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Red squirrel

The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Europe and Asia.

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Ridge and furrow

Ridge and furrow is an archaeological pattern of ridges (Medieval Latin: sliones) and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages, typical of the open-field system.

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Right of way

A right of way (also right-of-way) is a transportation corridor along which people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so.

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Roe deer

The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer.

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Sedge warbler

The sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Stoat

The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the Eurasian ermine or ermine, is a species of mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern regions of North America.

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Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a ceremonial county in North East England.

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Water rail

The water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is a bird of the rail family which breeds in well-vegetated wetlands across Europe, Asia and North Africa.

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Wetland

A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.

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See also

Geography of Newcastle upon Tyne

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tyne and Wear

Tourist attractions in Newcastle upon Tyne

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosforth_Nature_Reserve

Also known as GPNR, Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.