National Insect Week, organised by the Royal Entomological Society, is an annual celebration of insects. This event aims to encourage more people to learn about insects and their importance within local and global ecosystems. National Insect Week runs from 22nd to 28th June although, due to the Covid-19 virus, there will be no physical events taking place. Instead, the focus will be on Entomology at Home. Visit nationalinsectweek.co.uk for up-to-date information on this virtual campaign and for lots of online resources and activities.
Browse our collection of insect books to celebrate this years National Insect Week.
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This month, we reviewed the BAR-LT Bioacoustic Recorder. Our equipment team took the standard BAR-LT out in the field to record the dawn chorus. Read our blog post to find out how it performed.
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A Flora of Cornwall - Due June 2020
This book covers 3018 taxa and includes over 1200 distribution maps and more than 1700 photographs. It is based on 2.25 million flowering plant and fern computerised records. It also includes a chapter dealing with drift seeds and an extensive bramble section. Further sections include the effects of: climate, geology, soils, topography, mining, quarrying, and agriculture.
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Skeletal Anatomy of the Newborn Primate
This is the first book dedicated to newborn skeletal and dental anatomy and how it varies across primate species. Structured according to anatomical regions, Skeletal Anatomy of the Newborn Primate includes hundreds of detailed illustrations, and a colour atlas illustrating entire skeletons in representative taxa. Whilst this book is primarily a guide to comparative anatomy, it also highlights the links between development and behaviour.
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Q & A with Ben Fitch from the Riverfly Trust
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Hosted by the Freshwater Biological Association, the Riverfly Partnership represents a network of organisations whose aims are to protect the water quality of UK rivers, further the understanding of riverfly populations and actively conserve riverfly habitats.
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This is achieved via a range of ongoing projects which utilise citizen scientists to monitor invertebrates, water chemistry, physical habitat, pollution and hydromorphological functioning in order to gain a picture of overall river health.
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Ben Fitch is the national project manager for the Anglers’ Riverfly Monitoring Initiative, one of the projects run by the Riverfly Partnership. This week we chatted to him about the Partnership and their projects, the importance of riverflies and how Covid-19 has affected his working life over the recent months.
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The 2020 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing longlist has been announced
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Now in its seventh year, The Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing is awarded annually to the book which most successfully inspires readers to explore the outdoors and to nurture a respect for the natural world.
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Named after much-loved nature writer Alfred Wainwright, this year’s prize has been extended to include a second category for books about global conservation and climate change.
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