Blog: Action For Insects

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Ashy mining bee (silvery-grey and black) on a blue forget-me-not flower

Mini-miners

Take a closer look at the creators of mini-molehills in lawns and flower beds...

Red admiral butterflies feeding on ivy

Ivy league plants

Delving into the perfect plant for food and shelter...

Notch-horned cleg - fly with furry face and colourful eyes with z-g-zag patterns

Stealth and beauty

Taking a closer look at the (slightly) misunderstood world of horseflies...

Yellow flowers of ragwort

Golden rays

Diving into the sunshine world of ragwort...

Scarce black mining bee feeding on an umbel head

One special bee

Nick takes a closer look at one of the specialities of Worcestershire's heathlands, the scarce black mining bee...

Common carder bee (gingery bumblebee) on pink buddleia flowers

Buzzing buddleia

Exploring the (sometimes controversial) world of a garden favourite...

7-spot ladybird (red beetle with black spots on wing cases) sitting amongst frothy creamy flowers of cow parsley

Ladybird, ladybird

Take a look at the spotty (and not-so-spotty) world of ladybirds...

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