Invertebrates ›
A Beginner’s Guide to Observing Odonata
Local naturalist, Mark Welfare, shares some top tips for observing dragonflies and damselflies…
Invertebrates
Botany ›
A Focus on Ivy
While most wildflowers have finished for the year, Autumn is the time when Ivy bursts into life. Explore the value of this underappreciated plant for flower-visiting insects in a new article by Charlotte Rankin…
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Discover Late-Season Dragonflies at Gosforth Nature Reserve
Discover the late-season dragonflies and damselflies of Gosforth Nature Reserve in a new photo-blog from naturalist, Christopher Wren…
Invertebrates ›
North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #10
You have now shared over 2000 records as part of the North East Bee Hunt. Below, Charlotte Rankin summarises your records and observations over the last two weeks….
Invertebrates ›
Discover Plasterer Bees
Charlotte Rankin introduces a small and industrious group of bees you could encounter in your garden throughout August…
Invertebrates ›
Nectar Robbing
Explore problem-solving in short-tongued bees in a post by local naturalist, Christopher Wren…
Bees | Invertebrates | Nature | Nectar Robbing | North East Bee Hunt
Botany ›
Are Foreign Flowers the Future?
Explore the urban insect pollinator and learn how non-native flowers could help reverse their decline with postgraduate researcher, Shannon Goldberg…
Bees | Botany | Invertebrates | Pollinators
Invertebrates ›
A Beginners Guide to ‘White’ butterflies
White butterflies are a common sight during the warmer months of the year and in the North East, you are likely to encounter four common species. Separate and identify these four species with NHSN Invertebrate Section lead, Gordon Port. …
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North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #9
You have now shared a fantastic 1750 records as part of the North East Bee Hunt. Below, Charlotte Rankin summarises your records and observations over the last two weeks….
Bees | Citizen Science | Invertebrates | North East | North East Bee Hunt
Invertebrates ›
The Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee in NE England
Discover the large and elusive Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee and its history, distribution and future in the North East…
Bees | Bombus Rupestris | North East Bee Hunt | Red-tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee