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The North East Bee Hunt: Summer highlights
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The North East Bee Hunt: Summer highlights

Explore your North East Bee Hunt highlights this summer in a new blog from local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

2 September 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

The North East Ladybird Spot: Summer highlights
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The North East Ladybird Spot: Summer highlights

Take a look back at your North East Ladybird Spot highlights this summer in a new blog from local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

2 September 2021

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot

Ladybirds at Cowpen Bewley
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Ladybirds at Cowpen Bewley

Local naturalist, Daphne Aplin, explores the diverse and beautiful ladybirds of Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park…

13 August 2021

Cowpen | North East Ladybird Spot

Meet the Late Summer Heather Bees
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Meet the Late Summer Heather Bees

As part of the North East Bee Hunt, take a closer look at three bees closely associated with Heather and heathland sites in the North East….

10 August 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

Bees and botany on Lindisfarne
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Bees and botany on Lindisfarne

Last week, NHSN members headed for Lindisfarne in search of the elusive Moss Carder bee. Take a look back at what they discovered. …

6 August 2021

Bees | Holy Island | Lindisfarne | Moss Carder bee | North East Bee Hunt

Get to Know Your Male Bumblebees
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Get to Know Your Male Bumblebees

As we approach late summer, take a closer look at four male bumblebees you could encounter across the North East….

2 August 2021

Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

Ladybirds to Spot This Summer
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Ladybirds to Spot This Summer

As part of the North East Ladybird Spot, take a closer look at six of the target ladybirds to spot this summer….

17 July 2021

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | Nature in the North East | North East Ladybird Spot

Meet the Summer Solitary Bees
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Meet the Summer Solitary Bees

Take a closer look at four summer-flying solitary bees that you could spot in the North East with naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

17 July 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

In Search of Bumblebees at Prudhoe Riverside
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In Search of Bumblebees at Prudhoe Riverside

Last week, North East naturalists and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust set out in search of bees at Prudhoe Riverside. Charlotte Rankin takes a look back at what they discovered….

6 July 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

Bees and Bee Orchids at Silverlink
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Bees and Bee Orchids at Silverlink

Last week, NHSN members set out in search of bees and Bee Orchids at Silverlink Biodiversity Park. Here, James Common takes a look back at what they discovered….

29 June 2021

Bee Orchids | Insects | James Common | Silverlink

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