• Encountering moths

    Here you can find out about the pure joy of creating a moth trap…

  • Getting to know your insects

    Useful advice from an insect expert about how to get to know your insects better…

  • Glow-hunting: a must do in your lifetime

    Find out why glow worm hunting can be as magical as an African safari…

  • Get sweeping!

    If you want to catch a few insects at a time to look at, then why not make a sweep net?…

  • Trees for insects

    Top tips for spotting insects in trees…

  • Habitats at Home – Thinking big with a mini-beast mansion

    Mini-beast mansions can provide a varied range of nesting and resting sites for insects, any extra effort in construction will be much appreciated by a rich diversity of visitors and residents.

  • Habitats at Home – Bug boxes for smaller spaces

    The addition of a bug box to your garden is a great way to offer lodgings to your six-legged friends and suitable for even the smallest outside space.

  • Habitats at Home – Shrubs and hedges for insect-friendly edges

    Find out how you can encourage insect diversity in your garden through planting shrubs and hedges.

  • Habitats at Home – Buzzing borders and majestic meadows

    Including a patch of native wildflowers in your garden is a great way to create an insect-friendly habitat, be it a few metres of ‘buzzing border’ or a larger ‘majestic meadow’.

  • Life in the Undergrowth book

    David Attenborough reveals a secret universe it is teeming with life and is all around us, yet we never see it. It is the world of the very small, and it is a world of sex, drugs and violence.