Earlier this month, BBC’s Antiques Road Trip shone a spotlight on one of the North West’s most remarkable naturalists – Nora Fisher McMillan MBE – whose contributions to conchology (the study of mollusc shells) have… Read more »

The Sefton Coast received its first-ever confirmed sighting of the non-native, invasive Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina) on 1st November 2025, after a single adult was photographed and reported from Crosby by Pete Kinsella…. Read more »

A selection of notable records reported to Tanyptera. Includes older, but newly recognized regional vice county records (dates blue). ‘The region’ = VC58, 59, 60 + Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester. All photos are copyright… Read more »

In the latter part of the 19th century the goal among lepidopterists was to achieve full coverage of British species in your cabinet.  If you had plenty of money you could buy from dealers but… Read more »

The City Wildflower Meadow at Liverpool’s World Museum has become a vibrant haven for pollinators in the heart of the city. Thanks to casual surveys conducted by the Cheshire Bee Group in 2023 and 2025,… Read more »

The Sefton Coast received its first-ever confirmed sighting of the non-native, invasive Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina) on 1st November 2025, after a single adult was photographed and reported from Crosby by Pete Kinsella…. Read more »

On the night of 11th October 2025, Richard Walker’s Formby National Trust moth trap caught a single adult of the distinctive Noctuid moth, L‑Album Wainscot (Mythimna l‑album). To the best of our knowledge, this is… Read more »