Insects & invertebrates

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Insects & invertebrates

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

Narrow roadway with flower verges in Cornwall, England

Wildlife stories

Guide to Britain’s road verges: history, why they are important and threats

Honey bee on Echinop Thistle

Insects & invertebrates

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

Short-necked oil beetle (c) Annie Haycock

Rare beetle rediscovered in Wales

Bee on pink flower (Ribes sanguineum)

Insects & invertebrates

Best spring plants for pollinators

Wasp

Insects & invertebrates

Best insect websites

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Insects & invertebrates

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

Frog and frogspawn

Guide to frogs and toads: when do they spawn and how to care for them

Birds on shoreline

Warm, wet 2019 brings more exotic visitors to UK shores

Barn owl in flight

Noise pollution found to threaten the survival of many species

Butterfly on branch

State of Nature 2019: report findings, plus what can we do to help wildlife?

Male emperor moth

Insects & invertebrates

British moth guide: how to identify, why they are important

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