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Exploring your North East ladybird sightings so far
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Exploring your North East ladybird sightings so far

Take a closer look at your sightings and discoveries during the first month of this year’s North East Ladybird Spot…

17 February 2022

Citizen Science | Invertebrates | ladybird | North East Ladybird Spot

Spider families and their webs
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Spider families and their webs

Undergraduate student, Sam Gemmell, takes a closer look at spider webs exploring how you can identify their owner without a spider in sight…

18 January 2022

Invertebrates | Spiders

A year of North East ladybirds
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A year of North East ladybirds

Local naturalist, Chris Barlow, looks back over a successful year spent recording and enjoying the North East’s ladybirds I’ve been…

18 January 2022

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot

Finding ladybirds in winter
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Finding ladybirds in winter

Local naturalist, James Common, provides a short guide to ladybird spotting across the North East this winter….

14 January 2022

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot

Identifying Invertebrates
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Identifying Invertebrates

Explore a range of helpful online resources to help you identify your North East invertebrate finds….

19 December 2021

Invertebrates

Uncover the hidden life of Newcastle’s ponds
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Uncover the hidden life of Newcastle’s ponds

The Natural History Museum are seeking pond samples from Newcastle for GenePools, an exciting new project using novel techniques to uncover the hidden life of urban ponds….

25 November 2021

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A year of bees and ladybirds
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A year of bees and ladybirds

As the North East Bee Hunt and Ladybird Spot come to an end for 2021, explore your sightings and highlights in a blog post by Charlotte Rankin….

17 September 2021

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

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

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

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