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Identifying Bees: Bee Basics
Get to grips with bee basics as Charlotte Rankin introduces the anatomy and life cycle of the North East’s bees….
Invertebrates
Invertebrates ›
Invertebrate Photography During Lockdown
For Ian Beddison, lockdown provided an opportunity to photograph and admire a wealth of eyecatching invertebrates. The arrival of the…
Invertebrates ›
The North East Bee Hunt: Your 2020 Results
This year, naturalists across the North East took part in the North East Bee Hunt. Mapping the region’s bees, your…
Invertebrates ›
A Beginner’s Guide to Observing Odonata
Local naturalist, Mark Welfare, shares some top tips for observing dragonflies and damselflies…
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…
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. …