Elephant Hawk Moth in Rixton Clay Pits

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...
Wasp attacks, kills and dismembers honey bee next to busy hives

Wasp attacks, kills and dismembers honey bee next to busy hives

All my articles, videos and work are funded by my teaching and sales of award winning bumblebee nest boxes, solitary bee boxes,  and wormeries. There are numerous species of wasps and most of them are unknown to many people. They are known as solitary wasps and to us...
Honey bee and wasp – battle to the death

Honey bee and wasp – battle to the death

All my articles, videos and work are funded by my teaching and sales of award winning bumblebee nest boxes, solitary bee boxes,  and wormeries. The honey bee is busy collecting nectar to return to her hive which would be used to make honey and feed the young honey bee...