• Insects in the cities: who are they and where to find?

    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
    Saturday 24th June 2023, 08:00 to Sunday 25th June 2023, 16:00

    This event will take place in a public park of a tropical metropolis and aims to call the attention of the public about the importance of cities to insects and the importance of insects as ecosystem services providers in urban areas.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Exhibition
    • Interactive stand
    • Walk

  • Annual Family Wildlife Day

    YORK
    Sunday 25th June 2023, 11:00 to 16:00

    An annual celebration of local wildlife, including visiting experts and plenty of activities for all the family. Bee identification walks and experts on butterflies and dragonflies are planning to join us.

    • Butterflies and moths
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Exhibition
    • Open day
    • Walk

  • Big Bang Fair 2023

    BIRMINGHAM
    Wednesday 21st June 2023, 09:00 to Friday 23rd June 2023, 17:00

    Find out all about insects on the Royal Entomological Society's stand at The Big Bang Fair 2023.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • 11-13 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Exhibition
    • Interactive stand

  • Sweetbriar safari: incredible invertebrates

    NORWICH
    Saturday 17th June 2023, 09:00 to 10:30

    Let’s learn about the tiny life forms that inhabit Norfolk’s newest nature reserve! This guided walk with local entomologist Will Nash will explore some of the Sweetbriar Marsh site, with interactive insect activities along the way.

    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Walk

  • Bug vs Insect

    DONCASTER, South Yorkshire
    Thursday 22nd June 2023, 15:30 to 17:00

    Explore the wold of the meadow bugs and insects found in this beautiful habitat surrounding the visitor centre at Potteric Carr.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Scorpionflies
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Biological recording
    • Other

  • AES & BENHS Joint Bug Club Event

    READING
    Saturday 24th June 2023, 10:00 to 16:30

    A meeting at the Wokingham HQ of the British Entomological & Natural History Society arranged for the AES Bug Club…

    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Biological recording
    • Open day
    • Walk
    • Workshop

  • British Dragonfly Society

    Activities, posters, creative ideas and identification guides for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 about dragonflies & damselflies. Find the resources on the British Dragonfly Society website.

    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Activities sheet
    • Factsheet
    • Website

  • RES Student Essays

    Read popular science writing all about insects…

    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • Adults
    • Book

  • STEM Learning resources

    Activities for primary and secondary aged pupils which can be used to support Insect Week 2022.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • True bugs
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Activities sheet
    • Lesson Plan

  • Bugs Matter survey

    We need lots of people to take part in Bugs Matter this summer.

    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Activities sheet