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Tuesday 3rd December 2024, 19:00 to 20:00
Plants for Pollinators: Using DNA to Explore Relationships in Gardens Join Dr Abgail Lowe to hear about her research using DNA to explore the intricate relationships between organisms in gardens. Many “plants for pollinators” recommendation lists exist; however they often rely on anecdotal evidence, show inconsistencies between lists, and cater…
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Monday 25th November 2024, 19:00 to 20:00
Glowing, Glowing, Gone? The Plight of the Glow-worm in Essex Join Dr Tim Gardiner to hear about his research into the decline of one of Britain’s most iconic beetles. The glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) is thought to be declining in the United Kingdom. Yet, much of the evidence for this is…
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Monday 28th October 2024, 13:00 to 14:00
Biodiversity Net Gain: What Could BNG Mean For Pollinators? Join Dr Jeff Ollerton for an exploration of what Biodiversity Net Gain could mean for pollinators in England. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) promises to transform the way that we approach nature conservation in the UK. At the moment the focus of…
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Tuesday 15th October 2024, 13:00 to 14:00
Cave Spiders: Behavioural Adaptations in Webs, Foraging and Dispersal Free webinar with Dr Thomas Hesselberg exploring behavioural adaptations in cave spiders. Web-building spiders are excellent model organisms to study the behavioural adaptations to novel habitats such as the dark and food-limited subterranean cave habitat. Cave-dwelling orb spiders in the genus Meta show…
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Tuesday 1st October 2024, 13:00 to 14:00
Sow Wild! and Insect Identification Free webinar investigating the success of ‘mini meadows’ and testing the ability of citizen scientists to sample and identify insects. Habitat loss and fragmentation are considered the foremost threats in pollinator decline, and in England and Wales, 97% of wildflower meadows were lost by 1984.
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Wednesday 18th September 2024, 19:00 to 20:00
A World of Wasps: Researching the Ichneumonid Wasps Free webinar with Dr Gavin Broad exploring the understudied world of Ichneumonid wasps. Huge numbers of insects are hosts to parasitoid wasps, and one of the most successful groups of wasps is the Ichneumonoidea, or Darwin Wasps. Despite the ubiquity of Darwin…
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Wednesday 17th July 2024, 13:00 to 14:00
Hoverfly Lagoons Project: A Journey into the Past, Present and Future Free webinar with Dr Ellen Rotheray about the highly successful Hoverfly Lagoons project and introducing aquatic habitats into small spaces. The Hoverfly Lagoons project was invented in 2016 for the University of Sussex’s Buzz Club, a citizen science charity…
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Dorchester
Friday 26th July 2024, 09:00 to 13:00
This is a workshop designed for beginners and intermediate nature and wildlife photographers who wish to develop or enhance practical and technical photography skills.
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Dorchester
Wednesday 5th June 2024, 09:00 to Friday 28th June 2024, 12:00
Join our biodiversity monitoring program alongside our on-site expert, Rebecca, here at Sculpture by the Lakes. Immerse yourself in our Botanic Garden, where our habitats have fostered a diverse range of species.
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Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Saturday 29th June 2024, 10:00 to 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 insects and the importance of them as ecosystem services providers in the whole ecosystem.
