Colliers Moss Invertebrate Recording Day
Colliers Moss Saint Helens, United KingdomBook here Colliers Moss was created on the spoil and waste from the Bold Colliery and Power Station. The remnants of mossland around the fringes of the site have been restored and areas of sphagnum... Read more »
Shieldbug, Grasshopper and Cricket Field Identification
Ainsdale Discovery Centre Southport, Merseyside, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £7.50 Our tutor for the day, Phil Smith, will introduce you to some of the shieldbugs, grasshoppers and crickets that can be identified on the Sefton Coast. The adults and most... Read more »
£7.50
Witton Lime Beds and Ashton’s Flash Invertebrate Recording Day
Witton Lime Beds Wincham, NorthwichBook here. Both sites are part of the extensive ‘Northwich Woodlands’ complex, and are owned and managed by Cheshire West and Chester Council. Witton Lime Beds is a SSSI, having been selected to represent a... Read more »
Freshwater Snails Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBooking here - tickets are £7.50 Freshwater snails play a vital role in food webs and water purification. Some indicate unspoilt or very specialised habitats, while others host unwelcome parasites, or are nuisance invaders. Some... Read more »
£7.50
Woodlice Workshop
Leighton Moss Storrs Lane, Carnforth, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £7.50 This workshop will cover: General life histories and ecology of woodlice Identification of the common and distinctive species. This workshop is on location at Leighton Moss, North Lancashire. It will include... Read more »
£7.50
Harvestmen Workshop
Leighton Moss Storrs Lane, Carnforth, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £7.50 You may know the group of arachnids, ‘Opiliones’ as Harvestmen or daddy-long-legs spiders. This course will offer insight into how these fascinating animals are very much not spiders and... Read more »
£7.50
Slugs Webinar
Slugs are commonly encountered in gardens, but also occur in wild environments. Despite their reputation for feeding on plants, many species have diverse diets, exhibit unusual behaviours and perform a wide range of functions in... Read more »
Introduction to Wasps Webinar
This webinar will introduce the different families of UK aculeate wasps and explore their identification, including examples of some of the more commonly encountered and iconic species. Dr Liam Crowley is a postdoctoral researcher at... Read more »
Millipedes Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £7.50 Millipedes (Diplopoda) are an easily overlooked group of animals because of their secretive lifestyles in soil or under bark. There are over 60 species in Britain, so offer good... Read more »
£7.50
Lancashire & Cheshire Entomological Society (LCES) Autumn/Winter Meeting 2023
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook Here 10:00 to 13:30 – Entomology collection and library access Upon request, attendees will be able to use the museum's collection and library. They will be able to bring a packed lunch and eat... Read more »
Lacewings & Allies Webinar (Part 1)
These two webinars will give participants the confidence to be able to start identifying Lacewings and their allies and information on how to submit their records to the British Isles Lacewings and Allies Recording Scheme.... Read more »
Lacewings & Allies Webinar (Part 2)
These two webinars will give participants the confidence to be able to start identifying Lacewings and their allies and information on how to submit their records to the British Isles Lacewings and Allies Recording Scheme.... Read more »
Flowerbugs & Lacebugs Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here - tickets are £7.50 With just over 30 species of Flowerbug and 27 Lacebugs occurring in Britain and Ireland, these under-recorded groups are a manageable size to add to your invertebrate recording. This... Read more »
£7.50
Braconid Wasps Webinar
Braconidae is a large family of parasitoid wasps, with about 1,500 species in Britain. Their hosts include caterpillars, beetles, flies and many other insects, so they play critical roles in the environment. Recognising the subfamilies... Read more »
Spider Families Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here - tickets are £7.50 Richard Gallon from the British Arachnological Society’s Spider Recording Scheme will lead this workshop on identifying UK spider families. The workshop will use preserved specimens to help understand the... Read more »
£7.50
Birkdale Green Beach and Dunes Invertebrate Recording Day
Book here. The Birkdale Green Beach is a linear stretch of recently formed salt-marsh and sand-dune habitat on the foreshore between Weld Road roundabout, Birkdale in the north and Ainsdale Beach in the south. The... Read more »
Earthworm Sampling Day
Sefton Park Sefton Park Drive, LiverpoolThis event will be held at Sefton Park in Liverpool. Book here. Join like-minded people with an interest in recording wildlife observations for a day surveying earthworms. The specimens collected will help us to build... Read more »
Social Wasps Webinar
Book here This webinar will introduce the 10 species of social wasps found in the UK. It will cover their identification and ecology, including diagnostic characters, general tips and interesting facts! Our tutor: Dr Liam Crowley... Read more »
Earthworm Identification Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here - tickets are £15 includes a copy of the Key to the Earthworms of the UK & Ireland There are 31 species of earthworm living freely in soils in the UK. They are... Read more »
£15
Introduction to Bees Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here - tickets are £7.50 This one-day workshop will give an introduction to identifying and recording bees and will focus on the common and distinctive species found in the North-West. The day will start... Read more »
£7.50
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