Insects & invertebrates

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Insects & invertebrates

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

Common wasp

Insects & invertebrates

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

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Wildlife stories

Asian hornet guide: how to identify and why it is important to report a sighting

Search for the chequered skipper butterfly in Rockingham Forest, Countryfile podcast

Hunting for a rare butterfly in Rockingham Forest in Northamptonshire

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

How to make a simple moth trap

Insects & invertebrates

Make a moth trap

Orange-tip. /Credit: Ian H Leach/Butterfly Conservation

Last year was ‘good’ for butterflies according to survey results

Insect on flower

Insects & invertebrates

Key insect pollinators of spring

Turkish crayfish. /Credit: Trevor Renals, via GB NNSS

Invasive crayfish species used in I’m A Celebrity… kept without licence

A feeding bumblebee. /Credit: PSkelton Photo/Getty Images

Insects & invertebrates

British bee identification guide: best plants to attract bees to your garden

A bee-wolf with its worker honeybee prey, perched on heather. /Credit: Sandra Standbridge/Getty Images

Insects & invertebrates

British insect guide: species to look out for, and why they’re so interesting

Frog guarding its spawn, in a Doncaster pond, South Yorkshire, Getty

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

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Insects & invertebrates

Natural Resources Wales to make decision ‘soon’ on whether to prosecute over River Llynfi pollution incident

Bee pollinating lavender

Best summer plants for pollinators

TV naturalist George McGavin by Lois Wendon

Take a hedgerow safari with TV naturalist Dr George McGavin