Heathland and moorland
These wild, open landscapes stretch over large areas and are most often found in uplands. Although slow to awaken in spring, by late summer heathland can be an eye-catching purple haze of heather…
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These wild, open landscapes stretch over large areas and are most often found in uplands. Although slow to awaken in spring, by late summer heathland can be an eye-catching purple haze of heather…
Complex mosaics of wet and dry heath, scrub, bogs, grasslands and open water
One of our largest and most impressive solitary wasps, the bee wolf digs a nest in sandy spots and hunts honey bees.
Do you have a passion for NWT and want to assist with events or with membership recruitment? Join our staff and volunteers in fun activities and promoting NWT to potential members.
Honey bees are famous for the honey they produce! These easily recognisable little bees are hard workers, living in large hives made of wax honeycombs.
Do you have a passion for inspiring children about nature and the natural world? Would you like to help deliver environmental activities to school groups and at family events? This role could be…
The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t…
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Could you help people to connect with nature in your local area? We're building a team to help deliver event’s across Somerset, building people’s connection to nature and encouraging them to…
Join beekeepers Andrew and John over the weekend in the Nature Centre at Gibraltar Point. Take a look at modern and historic hives, see how honeybee colonies live and the equipment used today in…
The red mason bee is a common, gingery bee that can be spotted nesting in the crumbling mortar of old walls. Encourage bees to nest in your garden by putting out a tin can full of short, hollow…
Help people and nature by volunteering on The Bay’s community engagement events.