Giant horntail
With yellow-and-black bands, the giant horntail looks like a large wasp, but is harmless to us. The female uses her long, stinger-like ovipositor to lay eggs in pine trees, where the larvae then…
With yellow-and-black bands, the giant horntail looks like a large wasp, but is harmless to us. The female uses her long, stinger-like ovipositor to lay eggs in pine trees, where the larvae then…
This is an indoor meeting, we will be discussing how you can help invertebrates in your garden, nectar sources, shelter you can offer and creating bee homes for solitary bees. Why not have a try…
His excellency has kindly given us permission to search the grounds of government house for invertebrates, there are shrubberies, wooded areas and compost heaps to explore. Plus, with the…
The giant house spider is one of our fastest invertebrates, running up to half a metre per second. This large, brown spider spins sheet-like cobwebs and pops up in the dark corners of houses,…
Join us in the woods for some outdoor fun!
This is a themed drop-off home education session for age 8+
One of the UK’s rarest marine species, this giant of the rocky shore is a very special fish.
As its name suggests, giant hogweed it a large umbellifer with distinctively ridged, hollow stems. An introduced species, it is an invasive weed of riverbanks, where it prevents native species…
Come along for a fun filled day of exploration and investigation into the lives of some of our incredible invertebrates.
An illustrated talk by Ian Barthorpe.
This football-sized fungus can be seen in autumn, sometimes growing on grass verges.
Nature-based Day Camp for 8 - 12 year olds. Fully supervised by trained staff, without the need for parental supervision.