Black garden ant
The black garden ant is the familiar and abundant small ant that lives in gardens, but also turns up indoors searching for sugary food. In summer, winged adults, or 'flying ants', swarm…
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Wildlife open garden at Long Acre
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Lovely wildlife garden to explore with lots to see for all the family.
Wildlife open garden at Wolsey Farmhouse
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Lovely wildlife garden to explore with lots to see for all the family.
Red ant
Turn over large stones or paving slabs in the garden and you are likely to find a red ant colony. This medium-sized ant can deliver a painful sting, so be careful! In summer, winged adults swarm…
Wildlife Gardener
This link will open on the Ulster Wildlife Trust website.
Ulster Wildlife is seeking a volunteer Wildlife Gardener to help create a Community Wildlife Garden at the entrance to Bog Meadows Nature Reserve.
Fascinating flying ants
Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…
Garden wildlife and the climate crisis
Brian Eversham, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants, takes us through the insects which have grown in numbers in the UK due to climate change.
Southern wood ant
The most common wood ant is the southern wood Ant, or 'red wood ant', which is found in England and Wales. An aggressive predator, it plays a vital pest control role in our woodlands.…
Wildlife gardens
Find the best wildlife gardens to visit around Britain, and perhaps take home some inspiration to make your own home a little wilder, helping wildlife along the way!
Pearson Park Wildlife Garden
This link will open on the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust website.
Leave the throng of the urban traffic and busy pavements and tune in to nature's song in the heart of Hull.
Narrow-headed ant
A very rare ant, once found on heathland across southern England but now restricted to Scotland and Devon. It constructs distinctive thatched nests in open areas at the edges of scrub, and forages…
Garden Safari
This link will open on the Shropshire Wildlife Trust website.
A chance to explore what bugs and beasties make their homes in our garden at The Cut.