National Insect Week returns in 2022
A range of learning resources relating to insects and entomology from the Royal Entomological Society, our National Insect Week partners and online resources we have spotted. Please browse through the list or use the tick boxes to select audience and resource type.
Website
A friendly and free community helping to identify wildlife and share nature.
For: Everyone
Factsheet
Discover how to attract a diverse range of insects using flower power.
For: Everyone
Factsheet
Find out how you can find insects just about anywhere.
For: Everyone
Activities sheet
So, what makes an insect? With these activities, you can help identify
For: Everyone
Activities sheet Factsheet
This time of year is perfect for getting children out doing minibeast hunt, creepy-crawly hunts, bug walks, insect safaris and invertebrate surveys. Call them whatever you like, basically, they all involve getting up close and personal with invertebrates.
For: Primary Secondary
Video
Here you can find out about the pure joy of creating a moth trap
For: Everyone
Factsheet
Useful advice from an insect expert about how to get to know your insects better
For: Everyone
Activities sheet
Find out why glow worm hunting can be as magical as an African safari
For: Everyone
Activities sheet
If you want to catch a few insects at a time to look at, then why not make a sweep net?
For: Adults
Activities sheet
Top tips for spotting insects in trees
For: Adults
Some moths evade bat echolocation by falling fast, ‘shouting’ back, sound warnings of poison and mimicking each other.
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