Insects & invertebrates

Common blue butterfly (male)

Summer heatwave boosts common blue butterfly population

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Big Butterfly Count: common species to identify and how to take part

Common wasp

Insects & invertebrates

British wasp guide: how to identify common species, lifecycle and why wasps sting in autumn

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Insects & invertebrates

Guide to British butterflies: how to identify and the best places to spot

Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) Two males fighting, West Sussex, England. UK

Insects & invertebrates

British beetle guide: where to see and how to identify

Great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)

Insects & invertebrates

How to identify freshwater pond wildlife

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Insects & invertebrates

Dragonfly and damselfly guide: common species in Britain, where to find and how to identify

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Insects & invertebrates

Guide to slugs and snails: how to identify common species and protect your plants

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England’s largest ‘citizen science’ forest wildlife survey launches

Wheat crops

John Craven: Does the future of farming lie in mimicking nature?

Honey bee on Echinop Thistle

Insects & invertebrates

British bee guide: how to identify, where to spot, and how to attract bees to your garden

Male emperor moth

Insects & invertebrates

Guide to Britain’s moths: species, identification and why they are important

Wasp

Insects & invertebrates

Best insect websites

Dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hybrida ©Martin Wilson

Insects & invertebrates

UK’s most threatened insect species