Useful Information and Links

Asian Hornets

Alan Baxter is a local expert on Asian hornets, a highly aggressive non-native species which threaten both humans and our native insects and animals. There was an article on this topic in the May 2023 newsletter, and you can find information about how to identify it here: https://www.nonnativespecies.org/assets/Uploads/ID_Vespa_velutina_Asian_Hornet_5.0-1.pdf; the photos above may also help.

If you spot one in your garden report it using the free Asian Hornet Watch App, via the Non Native Species online notification form, by email to alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk or direct to Alan if you have his details. Where possible a photo, the location of the sighting and a description of the insect seen should be included.

List of Slug-Resistant Plants (click the button on the right)

Royal Horticultural Society: https://www.rhs.org.uk/