Early bumblebee
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…
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Sand dunes
Sand dunes are places of constant change and movement. Wander through them on warm summer days for orchids, bees and other wildlife, or experience the forces of nature behind their creation - the…
Towns and gardens
The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than…
How to attract bumblebees to your garden
The best plants for bumblebees! Bees are important pollinating insects, but they are under threat. You can help them by planting bumblebee-friendly flowers.
Are native plants best for wildlife gardening?
Choosing plants to add to a garden to attract wildlife can be tricky due to the complex relationships between plants and animals. I want to encourage more bees and I have been trying to find out…
White-tailed bumblebee
Living up to its name, the white-tailed bumblebee is black-and-yellow bee with a bright white 'tail'. A social bumble bee, it can be found nesting in gardens and woods, and on farmland…
Bumblebee mimic hoverfly
This furry hoverfly does an impressive job of impersonating a bee.
Lino Printing Workshop
A free, 2 hour, bee themed lino printing workshop
Garden bumblebee
Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…
Narcissus bulb fly
With ginger hairs, dark banding and a cream tail, the Narcissus bulb fly looks like a bumble bee, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for…
Time to make change for hedgerows
In her first blog, Tammy urges us to re-think our relationship with hedgerows
Supporting Nature’s Recovery at the Cors Dyfi Reserve
Most people know about Cors Dyfi because of the wonderful Dyfi Osprey Project but as I discuss in this blog, there is a lot more to the reserve than the spectacular fish-eating birds.