Events
Springtails Webinar
This webinar aims to introduce the group of soil arthropods known as the springtails – the order Collembola. A brief review of their ecology will be followed by introductions to the major UK families in... Read more »
Mining Bees (Andrena) Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £15 This workshop will cover the identification and ecology of Andrena mining bees - the largest bee genus in Britain and Ireland. Ranging in size from small 'mini-miners' to species... Read more »
£15
Bug Assemblages Webinar
This webinar with Jim Flanagan & Tristan Bantock will look at a range of habitats where terrestrial Heteroptera bugs form a major component of the invertebrate fauna, as well as those species which are representative... Read more »
Devil’s Hole Invertebrate Recording Day
Devil's Hole Devil's Hole, Formby, United KingdomBook here. Devil’s Hole is an enormous blowout with steep slopes on all sides, resembling a crater, and covering an area of 3.5ha. The basins within contain species rich dune slack and fixed dunes habitat,... Read more »
Stoneflies Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £7.50 Stoneflies are often overlooked inhabitants of freshwater, however they are a fascinating group of insects. Whilst some species are more at home in ditches, ponds and marshes, they are predominately found in clean, cold,... Read more »
£7.50
Mayflies Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £7.50 Mayflies can be seen emerging from the water, resting in nearby vegetation, and most commonly ‘dancing’ above head height, along the shores of stillwaters and rivers. Of course, the word... Read more »
£7.50
ID Surgery
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomJoin us for an ID surgery in World Museum's Entomology Lab. You will have access to microscopes, collections, library, ID help and second opinions on your invertebrate specimens or photos. Please be aware that this... Read more »
Free
Recognising British Spider Families Webinar
To successfully identify a spider it’s helpful to know which family your spider belongs to first. This online webinar will guide you through all the spider families that occur in Britain, providing helpful pointers to... Read more »
Warton Crag Invertebrate Recording Day
Warton Crag Warton, CarnforthBook here. This will be a joint recording day with the British Entomological & Natural History Society (BENHS). One of the most important sites in the region for rare invertebrates, and studied quite well over... Read more »
ID Surgery
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomJoin us for an ID surgery in World Museum's Entomology Lab. You will have access to microscopes, collections, library, ID help and second opinions on your invertebrate specimens or photos. Please be aware that this... Read more »
FreeID Surgery
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomJoin us for an ID surgery in World Museum's Entomology Lab. You will have access to microscopes, collections, library, ID help and second opinions on your invertebrate specimens or photos. Please be aware that this... Read more »
Free
Childwall Woods Invertebrate Recording Day
Childwall Woods Childwall Woods, LiverpoolChildwall Woods and Fields Local Nature Reserve is situated in Childwall, Liverpool. The site is owned by Liverpool City Council and managed by an active voluntary friends of group. The site includes historic woodland with... Read more »
ID Surgery
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomJoin us for an ID surgery in World Museum's Entomology Lab. You will have access to microscopes, collections, library, ID help and second opinions on your invertebrate specimens or photos. Please be aware that this... Read more »
Free
Hilbre Island Invertebrate Recording Day
Hilbre Island West Kirby, WirralBook here. The Hilbre Islands Local Nature Reserve is contained within the Dee Estuary, off the Wirral Coast near West Kirby and Hoylake. It is an internationally important site for wading birds, and a great... Read more »
Smithills Invertebrate Recording Day
Smithalls Smithills Dean Road, BoltonBook here. A Woodland Trust site with 1,700 acres of open countryside, featuring mixed woodland with streams, rough grassland and heather moorland. The day will be focused in the Walker Fold area. Smithills has been... Read more »
Dragonflies and Damselflies Weekend Workshop
Rixton Claypits Nature Reserve Moat Lane, Rixton, Cheshire, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £15 Tony Parker is our tutor for this 2-day workshop at Rixton Claypits Nature Reserve where we will cover the identification of dragonflies and damselflies as adults and larvae, as... Read more »
£15
Swallows Wood and Holybank Quarry Invertebrate Recording Day
Swallow's Wood TintwistleBook here. Swallow’s Wood is a 60-acre nature reserve, which contains semi-natural woodlands, meadows, ponds and marsh areas, and is owned by United Utilities who are also responsible for its management. Arnfield Reservoir is between... Read more »
Ribble Estuary Invertebrate Recording Day
Ribble Estuary NNR Banks, Southport, United KingdomBook here. Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve (NNR) includes extensive areas of mud and sand flats and is one of the largest saltmarsh habitats in England. For this recording day we will be visiting the... Read more »
Solitary Wasp Workshop
Book here – tickets are £15 This 2-day workshop led by Ian Cheeseborough is for anyone who would like to learn about the identification and ecology of solitary wasps. Day 1 will be based at... Read more »
£15
Beetle Families Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, United KingdomBook here – tickets are £15 Beetles represent a diverse and ecologically important group of invertebrates and include ecological roles such as pollinators, plant pests, decomposers and active hunters. Dispite being popular within entomologists and... Read more »
£15
