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  • Insects of The Downs with Richard Moyse

    Gravesend, Kent
    Saturday 12th July 2025, 13:30 to 16:15

    Spend the afternoon at Luddesdown learning about invertebrates and taking in the scenery. Richard will explain population changes and how insects are found and identified, before moving on to the picturesque meadows to see what insects you…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Adults
    • Talk
    • Walk

  • Minibeast Safari @ FarmED

    Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
    Thursday 31st July 2025, 10:45 to 12:00

    Join us during the holidays for a fun-filled bug hunt around the farm!…

    • Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Booklice, barklice and parasitic lice
    • Bristletails
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Earwigs
    • Fleas
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Lacewings, antlions and mantidflies
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Scorpionflies
    • Silverfish and firebrats
    • Snakeflies
    • Stoneflies
    • Thrips
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • Twisted wing flies
    • Webspinners
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • Tour
    • Walk
    • Workshop

  • Minibeast Safari @ FarmED

    Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
    Thursday 7th August 2025, 10:45 to 12:00

    Join us during the holidays for a fun-filled bug hunt around the farm!…

    • Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Booklice, barklice and parasitic lice
    • Bristletails
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Fleas
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Lacewings, antlions and mantidflies
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Scorpionflies
    • Silverfish and firebrats
    • Snakeflies
    • Stoneflies
    • Thrips
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • Twisted wing flies
    • Webspinners
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • Tour
    • Walk

  • Minibeast Safari @ FarmED

    Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
    Wednesday 13th August 2025, 10:45 to 12:00

    Join us during the holidays for a fun-filled bug hunt around the farm!…

    • Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Booklice, barklice and parasitic lice
    • Bristletails
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Earwigs
    • Fleas
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Lacewings, antlions and mantidflies
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Scorpionflies
    • Silverfish and firebrats
    • Snakeflies
    • Stoneflies
    • Thrips
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • Twisted wing flies
    • Webspinners
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • Tour
    • Walk

  • Minibeast Safari @ FarmED

    Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
    Wednesday 20th August 2025, 10:45 to 12:00

    Join us during the holidays for a fun-filled bug hunt around the farm!…

    • Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Booklice, barklice and parasitic lice
    • Bristletails
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Earwigs
    • Fleas
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Lacewings, antlions and mantidflies
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Scorpionflies
    • Silverfish and firebrats
    • Snakeflies
    • Stoneflies
    • Thrips
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • Twisted wing flies
    • Webspinners
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • Tour
    • Walk

  • Minibeast Safari @ FarmED

    Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
    Tuesday 26th August 2025, 10:45 to 12:00

    Join us during the holidays for a fun-filled bug hunt around the farm!…

    • Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Booklice, barklice and parasitic lice
    • Bristletails
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Earwigs
    • Fleas
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Lacewings, antlions and mantidflies
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Scorpionflies
    • Silverfish and firebrats
    • Snakeflies
    • Stoneflies
    • Thrips
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • Twisted wing flies
    • Webspinners
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • Tour
    • Walk

  • Butterfly ID for Beginners

    Gravesend, Kent
    Saturday 13th September 2025, 10:00 to 12:00

    You'll spend two lovely hours in Silverhand Estate, guided by a local host, who whilst walking across the land, will help you to identify butterflies using a step-by-step process.

    • Butterflies and moths
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Talk
    • Walk