• Insect Week at Bugtopia Hornsea Zoo

    Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Monday 19th June 2023, 10:00 to Sunday 25th June 2023, 17:00

    Explore the facinating world of Insects at Bugtopia Hornsea Zoo…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Cockroaches and termites
    • Stick-insects
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Exhibition
    • Other
    • Talk

  • Cockaynes Activity Day

    Alresford, Essex
    Sunday 25th June 2023, 11:00 to 16:00

    Family activity day at Cockaynes Wood Nature Reserve…

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

  • Six-Legged Superheroes: Insects Saving the Planet Exhibition

    Torquay, Devon
    Saturday 27th May 2023, 10:00 to Saturday 7th October 2023, 16:00

    Join Ant-Man and the Wasp on an unbelievable journey through the story of insects! Told in the style of comic book superheroes, be amazed at their distant origin story and their rise to the status of gods in the Ancient World.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Cockroaches and termites
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Mantises
    • Stick-insects
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Exhibition

  • Bug Hunt at Rothamsted Research

    HARPENDEN, Herts
    Wednesday 21st June 2023, 17:00 to 19:00

    A bug hunt to collect identify and release insects, led by Rothamsted entomologists, followed by demonstrations and talks on insects and their behaviours…

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Insects: Small but Perfectly Formed

    Kings Cross, LONDON
    Friday 23rd June 2023, 19:00 to 20:30

    A close up look into the miraculous world of insects. This event takes place in the British Library and will be simultaneously live streamed on the British Library platform. Tickets may be booked either to attend in person, or to watch on our platform (online) either live or within 48…

    • 14-18 Years
    • Adults
    • Talk

  • 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

  • Insect morphology infographics

    The BioLinks team at the Field Studies Council has created some informative and accessible infographics highlighting different insect group’s key features. Find all the infographics on the ‘Bee, beetle, or bug? An introduction to insect morphology‘ blogpost on the Field Studies Council website. This project was supported National…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Stoneflies
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 14-18 Years
    • Adults
    • Factsheet