The brilliance of beetles
Steve Garland, chair of Lancashire Wildlife Trust and beetle expert, explores the world of these incredible, armoured insects.
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Identify beetles
Beetles can be found throughout the UK, with many visiting gardens. We've put together a guide to identifying some of the more common or noticeable species.
Wild Walk - Glow Worm Safari
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Join us on a late-night Glow Worm Safari!
Wild Walk - Glow Worm Safari
This link will open on the Leicestershire Wildlife Trust website.
Join us on a late-night Glow Worm Safari!
Tiger beetles
Find out where you can see Britain's biggest tiger beetle. Watch a larva waiting to ambush, or an adult speeding off after its prey.
Glow-worm
The glow-worm is not actually a worm, but a beetle. Males look like typical beetles, but the nightly glow of a female is unmistakeable - lighting up to attract a mate in the darkness of their…
Basingstoke Wildlife Watch – Wildlife Watch Woodland Explorer
This link will open on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust website.
Come and join us as we look for signs of life in the woodlands
Gardeners urged to help beetles
Beetles are the unsung heroes of the garden and need our support urge the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and The Wildlife Trusts, as they launch 2021’s Wild About Gardens campaign.
Stag beetles in Upton upon Severn
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Find out more about these amazing beetles and how you can help
Bees, Beetles and Blossom at Hetton Park Community Orchard
This link will open on the Durham Wildlife Trust website.
Join Links with Nature to see the spring blossoms of Hetton Park and search for some of the invertebrates that help to pollinate them.
Bees, Beetles and Blossom at Hetton Park Community Orchard
This link will open on the Durham Wildlife Trust website.
Join Links with Nature to see the spring blossoms of Hetton Park and search for some of the invertebrates that help to pollinate them.
For ages 13+ - Introduction to Invertebrates with Brian Eversham
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Join WTBCN Chief Executive Brian Eversham and learn about the ecology and behaviour of invertebrates and why they matter