Elephant Hawk Moth in Rixton Clay Pits
Big eyes and snake like caterpillar! After attending the Warrington Nature Conservation Forum meeting at Rixton Clay pits, a few of us went for a walk around. Besides numerous dragonflies, great crested newts, a few bees, butterflies and Hebridean sheep! I noticed...
More than honey film trailer and viewing details
More than honey official UK theatrical trailer ( featuring John Hurt narration) I recently heard a programme on possibly radio 4 which said that Einstein did not state that " If bees were to disappear from the globe, mankind would have 4 years left to live". We would...
Hedgehog feeding station ‘feed and watch’ by Nurturing Nature-video
New hedgehog feeding station 'feed and watch' As with all of my product, this one has an educational aspect and is great for kids, who may only ever see a dead hedgehog in the road. After several trials, this was designed (Registered Design) to enable people to watch...
Tree Bumblebee (B. hypnorum) nest box with live wax moth larvae inside-video
Tree bumblebee with wax moth larvae inside Possibly due to their elevationed positions, many tree bumblebees nests are prone to attack by the wax moth, aphomia sociella. The tell tale signs are a very thick, strong web like structure in and around the inside of the...
Tree bumblebees (B. hypnorum) on the night shift! – video
Tree bumblebees in nest working at night! We often see bumblebees going in and out of their nests during the day. But what do they do at night? This was filmed mid June and mid July with a noticeable lack of activity in July. This nest fell victim to the wax moth,...
North Wales Wildlife Trust, ancient church yards and bee nest boxes!
North Wales Wildlife Trust Living Churchyards Project Iwan Edwards of the North Wales Wildlife Trust had a vision! He wanted to improve the ancient churchyards of North Wales for wildlife and help safeguard one of the most enduring features of the North Wales...
North Wales Wildlife Trust teaching school children the value of bees and insects
Teaching school children about bees and wildlife After consulting with myself as to the best way to teach school children about solitary bees and how important they are, Iwan Edwards of the North Wales Wildlife Trust, visited a number of schools in North Wales. They...
Colourful male bumblebees to hand!
Male bumblebees with yellow/pale faces! Male red tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius Male bumblebees have no sting, so gently handling them ONLY if you are 110% sure they are males allows for close up photographs! Male B. lucorum with yellow face. Note lovely coloured...
Orchard solitary bee observation nest box-video
Watch the bees! - new Orchard Solitary Bee Observation Nest Box " Inspired by nature, driven by science" All Nurturing Nature solitary bee observation nest boxes have been designed to provide optimal nesting requirements, optimal bee management and optimal...
3 Solitary wasp species investigating unoccupied red mason bee cavities-video
The jewel wasp (ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita?) looking for cells in which to lay its egg. Above this wasp were living red mason bee larvae, eggs and pollen in cells. Perhaps, like a burglar it knew where the goods were and thought it would try the back door whilst...