Water stick insect
The water stick insect looks just like a mantis. An underwater predator, it uses its front legs to catch its prey. Its tail acts as a kind of 'snorkel', so it can breathe in the water.…
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Winter Wildlife Explorer Pack
This link will open on the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust website.
Turn your winter walk into a wild adventure- hire a Winter Wildlife Explorer Pack!
Insect quiz
An insect quiz for nature enthusiasts - how well do you know your insects?
Adopt an insect
Searching for an original gift for a nature lover? Sponsor an insect with the Wildlife Trusts to help fund conservation efforts. Perfect for adults and children! Adopt a stag beetle, a butterfly or a bee.
Buzz Map: Insect DNA Mapping
This link will open on the London Wildlife Trust website.
Join London Wildlife Trust's team in a citizen science project discovering the diversity of insects from across the UK.
DaNES Insect Show 2026
This link will open on the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust website.
Come along for interactive displays, live exhibits, fascinating talks and more!
Action for Insects campaign
The UK's insect populations are in trouble: 41% face extinction. To save them, we all need to act quickly. The Wildlife Trusts are calling for everyone to be insect champions and for a pesticide reduction target to help them recover.
Incredible insects
Insects are everywhere, often overlooked, but playing vital roles in almost every ecosystem. Meet some of the miniature miracle-workers that help keep our world running.
Water for Wildlife
We need your help to create more space for water and wildlife in Dorset
Dorset Wildlife Trust
Celebrating Elke Mackenzie: Explorer, scientist and lichenologist, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month
Finley Reynolds, Co-Chair of The Wildlife Trusts' Out for Nature network, explores the legacy of Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural…
Wildlife Explorers (0-5 years) 2 December
This link will open on the Avon Wildlife Trust website.
Let's make Wednesdays a little wilder, with your 0-5 year olds!
Insect-friendly gardening
Insects can be the organic grower’s best friend. Whether pollinators or predators, they will help manage unwanted garden visitors and keep your garden healthy. This identification page will help you recognise seven of our favourite garden insects - one for each day of the week! Whatever you do, don’t spray or squash them ……