Wildlife A-Z

Cranes at Upton Marshes (credit: David Brooker)

A red-tailed mason bee entering her nest in an empty snail shell. She is a small, slim black bee with a fuzzy orange abdomen

Red-tailed mason bee

Bilberry bumblebee queen on hawthorn flower

Bilberry bumblebee

Ashy mining bee

Ashy mining bee

Ivy bee

Ivy bee

Honey Bee

Honey bee

tawny mining bee

Tawny mining bee

Common Wasp

Common wasp

Giant horntail

Giant horntail

Patchwork Leaf-cutter Bee

Patchwork leaf-cutter bee

Hairy-footed flower bee (male)

Hairy-footed flower bee

Heath bumblebee

Heath bumblebee

Ruby-tailed Wasp

Ruby-tailed wasp

Common Carder Bee

Common carder bee

Early Bumblebee

Early bumblebee

Tree Bumblebee

Tree bumblebee

Garden Bumblebee

Garden bumblebee

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Buff-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

Red-tailed bumblebee

Red-tailed bumblebee

Hornet

Hornet