Join like-minded people with an interest in recording wildlife observations for a day identifying and recording invertebrates in an informal environment. Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will be able to share their experiences with peers and help one another improve their knowledge and build confidence in biological recording.
This event is aimed at adults only. It’s free to attend and invertebrate recorders of all abilities are welcome, but booking is essential.
Join like-minded people with an interest in recording wildlife observations for a day identifying and recording invertebrates in an informal environment. Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will be able to share their experiences with peers and help one another improve their knowledge and build confidence in biological recording.
This event is aimed at adults only. It’s free to attend and invertebrate recorders of all abilities are welcome, but booking is essential.
Join like-minded people with an interest in field recording for a day identifying and surveying invertebrates in an informal environment at Hounslow Heath. Hounslow Heath local nature reserve is one of the few remaining areas (80 hectares) of what was once a vast lowland heath covering much of west London, including what is now “Heath”row. The ancestral soils were created from Taplow Terrace Gravels, laid down as glacial conditions eased over 100,000 years ago.
Join like-minded people with an interest in field recording for a day identifying and surveying invertebrates in an informal environment at Chiswick House & Gardens. Historic Neo-Palladian Chiswick House and grounds date from the early 18th Century with over 25 hectares of a classic ‘English Landscape Garden’ designed by William Kent. The gardens are informal, with a mixture of lawns, meadows, a lake and ‘wilderness’ woodlands largely unchanged since they were created.
Sat 16th – Workshops, help with specimen identification or work at your own pace (microscopes in the lab; spaces are limited so please book early).
Sun 17th – AGM followed by Presentations on varied topics
The event is free to members, but please book your place in advance by email to the Secretary (contact details on website and in BWARS Newsletter) by Fri 1st Sept. Details of meeting points etc will be sent to attendees by email prior to the event.
Updated version December 2022. The Vespine key on the BWARS website has been extensively revised for many of the male characters, most notably the males of V. rufa, V. germanica and V. vulgaris. The markings on these species are very variable and the only reliable way of separating them is by looking at the genitalia of dead specimens, in particular the shape of the central 'tongue' or adeagus.
There have been small alterations elsewhere in the text.
Hylaeus signatus male emerging from roost
Pseudomalus auratus
