Introduction Norfolk is blessed with some wonderful sand dunes around its coast, from the vast expanse on the north coast, notably between Wells and Holkham, to those at Winterton, Horsey and North Denes on the east. We don’t get to … Continue reading →
Members of the Conopidae are some of my favourite flies, so much so that two out of the fifteen species depicted on F is for Flies in ‘Arthropedia: an illustrated alphabet of invertebrates’ are members of this family, one of … Continue reading →
September and October are prime Ivy flower time, with the heady blossom an absolute magnet for all sorts of insects at a time of year when few other wildflowers are in bloom. Bees On warm sunny days, a good sheltered … Continue reading →
Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) is undoubtedly one of the best umbellifers in Britain for attracting insects. It is an absolute magnet for all sorts of beetles, flies, bees and wasps. A single Hogweed flowerhead can often be smothered in various creatures. … Continue reading →
