Why should we care about disappearing insects? By Professor Dave Goulson
Why should we care about insects? An excerpt from: Insect Declines and Why they Matter by Professor Dave Goulson, FRES.
Why should we care about insects? An excerpt from: Insect Declines and Why they Matter by Professor Dave Goulson, FRES.
The best plants for bumblebees! Bees are important pollinating insects, but they are under threat. You can help them by planting bumblebee-friendly flowers.
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One of our prettiest and smallest bumble bees, the early bumblebee has a bright orange tail and lemon-yellow bands on its body. It is very common and can be found in all kinds of habitats in early…
The Buff-tailed bumblebee can be found in gardens and parks, buzzing around daisy-like flowers. It is our largest bumble bee and emerges in early spring. It nests in large, underground colonies.…
Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'.
This beautiful bumblebee favours upland areas, but has declined in recent decades and is now nationally scarce.
The tiny, grey-brown house mouse is one of our most successful mammals. It thrives around buildings but is less likely to be found in our houses these days due to better construction.