Honey bee
Honeybees are famous for the honey they produce! These easily recognisable little bees are hard workers, living in large hives made of wax honeycombs.
Honeybees are famous for the honey they produce! These easily recognisable little bees are hard workers, living in large hives made of wax honeycombs.
A wildflower is more than just a pretty face. Wildflowers provide food for pollinating insects. Without wildflowers, there are no pollinators. It has been estimated that 80% of our western diet…
Rare summer visitors, honey buzzards breed in open woodland where they feed on the nests and larvae of bees and wasps.
As spring bursts into life, it is easy to overlook the smaller species that are waking up all around us. Pollinating insects are crucial to the survival of all species on earth, humans included!…
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Today’s announcement that a banned neonicotinoid will not be used on sugar beet is good news – but does not halt the risk to wildlife in future years
What does it mean to be a fly? True flies are a group of insects, which are characterized by their two wings. That gives them the name Diptera from the Greek “di” (two) and “Pteron” meaning wing…
It’s been a busy 4 months! I have been trying for years to gain a career in conservation, in particular with The Wildlife Trusts. This is how I got on.
One of our largest and most impressive solitary wasps, the bee wolf digs a nest in sandy spots and hunts honey bees.
Everyone has heard of and seen thistles, and - if they have been unlucky enough - felt them too!
Stinging nettles are one of our most underappreciated plant species, likely due to their reputation as painful weeds. But the humble nettle may be one of our most important wild plants. Let me…
Arthur takes us through his experience of monitoring biodiversity across North Somerset throughout the surveying seasons.