Refurbishing the Bee Hotel: Different Bees, Different Needs
ZoomFree webinar with Dr Linda Birkin and Isobel Sexton report their findings on what does and doesn't work when it comes to creating successful bee hotels. Putting up a bee hotel is a popular - and accessible - wildlife gardening activity, but typical designs are very focused on the needs of a small sub-set of […]
Members Open Day
BENHS Headquarters The Pelham-Clinton Building, Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis Street, Hurst, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomThe Pelham Clinton Building, Dinton Pastures, Reading. The Society’s Headquarters Building is the venue for regular Open Days for members.
Spiders, Earthworms and Beetles: The Impacts of Cover Crop Frost Tolerance
ZoomFree webinar with Dr Amelia Hood from Reading University presenting the results of a collaborative experiment looking at invertebrate-associated ecosystem benefits from cover crops. Cover crops are used in arable rotations to protect the soil between cash crops (e.g. wheat, barley). Cover crops need to be removed before cash crops can be planted, and this […]