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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

Get to know your Red-tailed Bumblebees
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Get to know your Red-tailed Bumblebees

Local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin, provides a short guide to the red-tailed bumblebees that you could spot across the North East….

4 June 2021

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

Meet the Specialist Ladybirds
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Meet the Specialist Ladybirds

Take a closer look at the specialist ladybirds that you could spot in the North East with naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

28 May 2021

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

The North East Bee Hunt: Spring highlights
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The North East Bee Hunt: Spring highlights

Take a look back at your North East Bee Hunt highlights so far in a new blog from local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

19 May 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

The North East Ladybird Spot: Spring Highlights
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The North East Ladybird Spot: Spring Highlights

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

19 May 2021

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot

Meet the Willow Specialists
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Meet the Willow Specialists

Local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin, introduces a group of bees found in the North East that depend on Willow for their survival….

18 May 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

Where to Spot Ladybirds
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Where to Spot Ladybirds

Local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin, provides a short guide to ladybird spotting across the North East this spring and summer….

28 April 2021

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot

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