The Noble Jewel-wasp: The Range Expansion of a Brood Parasite
ZoomFree webinar with Aaron Bhambra looking at the potential reasons behind the range expansion of the Noble Jewel-wasp. The Noble Jewel-wasp (Hedychrum nobile) is a recent colonist to Great Britain, recorded for the first time in 1998. This brood parasite has experienced a rapid range expansion throughout England over the past 20 years, following the […]
Hoverfly identification – Indoor Workshop
BENHS Headquarters The Pelham-Clinton Building, Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis Street, Hurst, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomHoverfly identification - Martin Harvey BENHS Dinton Pastures - June 15 - 2024, 10:30 - 16:00. This workshop will mostly focus on the identification of hoverfly specimens using keys and microscopes. If the weather is suitable we will also include a short field session within the grounds at Dinton Pastures, and we'll cover the use […]
Calabria National Park, ITALY
Balfour-Browne Club field meeting 20th-24th June 2024 in Calabria national park (ITALY) open to BENHS members. Those coleopterists interested in attending please get in touch with Garth Foster lastissimus@btinternet.com You’ll need a permesso di recercatore to collect any beetles!
Goblin Combe, Avon Wildlife Trust Reserve, NORTH SOMERSET
Car park at ST479653 behind a locked gate. Day time meeting for general invertebrates from 1.30pm until 3.30/4.00pm and then light trapping in the evening from 8.30pm. The site has a rich remnant area of limestone heath surrounded by woodland with much of the latter recently added to the area managed by the Wildlife Trust. […]
Spencer’s Wood, west Reading, BERKSHIRE
SU708658. An approximately 50 acre site consisting of unimproved grassland and deciduous woodland. It is believed that this site has never been worked before, so it's not known what one can expect. Joint meeting with Berkshire Moth Group. Meet 3.00pm for day work (e.g. clearwings (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) pheromoning), and at 7.00pm for an on-site barbeque […]
Dinton Pastures, BERKSHIRE
BENHS Headquarters The Pelham-Clinton Building, Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis Street, Hurst, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomJoint Amateur Entomologist’s Society Bug Club meeting this on Saturday, preceded by Friday night session moth trapping, also with Berkshire Moth Group at SU784718. There will be the usual "meet a moth" event on Saturday morning. This event coincides with National Insect Week (24th – 30th June’24). Leader: Ian Sims (ian.sims57@hotmail.com).
Neston Park Estate, Somerset
Moth traps envisaged both nights. Habitat is varied and includes wet and dry meadow (well off the beaten track), and broad-leaved woodland. Leader: Glenda Orledge: bssgmo@bath.ac.uk
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.
Hoverfly Lagoons Project: A Journey into the Past, Present and Future
ZoomFree webinar with Dr Ellen Rotheray about the highly successful Hoverfly Lagoons project and introducing aquatic habitats into small spaces. The Hoverfly Lagoons project was invented in 2016 for the University of Sussex’s Buzz Club, a citizen science charity exploring wildlife gardening techniques for insects. The aim was to trial artificial habitat, essentially small water […]
Shouldham Warren, NORFOLK
Forestry Commission likely to confirm with permission granted as per last season. See the British Journal of Entomology and Natural History for further details.