Get to know grasshoppers with Peter G. Sutton, author of Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Allies of Great Britain and Ireland

Wasps are more than just a nuisance at picnics – like bees, they do a lot for humans as pollinators, and also as pest controllers. Here are 10 fascinating facts about wasps!

Assistant Ecologist Louisa Reeve explains how a pioneering technology for monitoring wildlife has discovered an elusive woodland species where it had never been recorded before.

Take a closer look this month for a chance to spot insects in disguise, baby birds, and the dragonfly other dragonflies fear!

Barbara Polonara, champion of house martins, shares how a childhood dream to protect these summertime visitors came true and how you can help them too

Get some top tips for telling the difference between dragons and damsels

Black and yellow stripes don't always mean a wasp or even a sting as Sue Taylor, BBOWT volunteer recorder, explains.

In the heat of summer, spend time in woodland shade looking out for butterflies, spot vivid wildflowers among the grassland, and enjoy the sound of swifts in our streets.

Get some top tips for identifying our summer visitors - swifts, swallows, house and sand martins.

From beegrabbers to comb-horns, discover five weird and wonderful flies.