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Female glow worm at the top of a grass stem - glowing segments are visible - by Wendy Carter

Glowing, glowing, gone...

The light of a glowing beetle was once much more common across Worcestershire but they’re still hanging on…

Face of a hornet appearing over a wall by Vaughn Matthews

Humming hornets

They might have a fearsome reputation but hornets are really just gentle giants...

Close  up of the yellow flower of a dandelion

Sunshine flowers

Delve into the world of the 'weed' that brings sunshine to our lives...

Common lizard resting on a log by Tom Marshall

Lizards

Beccy's been spotting lizards...

Hummingbird hawk-moth drinking nectar from pink valerian flower by Wendy Carter

Humming in the garden

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a humble hummingbird hawk-moth...

House martin with a beak full of mud by Wendy Carter

Saving our high-fliers

Take a closer look at our swifts, swallows and martins and how we can give them a helping hand...

Black and yellow striped wasp on green ivy by Wendy Carter

Wonderful wasps

Discover why there's more to these black and yellow picnic pests than meets the eye...

Marbled white butterfly (white and grey checked/marbled pattern) sitting on vegetation by Wendy Carter

Beautiful but deadly

Discover the delights and hidden depths of this beautiful butterfly

Stag beetles on a branch with 'antlers' facing each other by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

Stag party

Discover more about the giants of Worcestershire's beetle world...

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