Blog: pollinators

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Common wasp

A sting in the tale

At the end of summer wasps are an uninvited guest at our picnics and BBQs, but what are the point of these party-pooping insects?

Hornet mimic hoverfly

Fascinating flies

Flies aren’t first on many lists of ‘nature’s wonders’, but they play a very important role in the creation of ecosystems and habitats all around the world.

 Feathered Gothic Moths

Moths & Meadows

Uncovering moth-plant pollination networks on calcareous grassland for the first time in Surrey

A common blue butterfly perched on a grass head, with its blue wings spread open

Beguiled by blues

Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.

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