Devil's-bit scabious
The pincushion-like, lilac-blue flower heads of Devil's-bit scabious attract a wide variety of butterflies and bees. Look for this pretty plant in damp meadows and marshes, and on riverbanks…
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Devil's coach horse
A ferocious and fast predator, the Devil's coach horse beetle hunts invertebrates after dark in gardens and on grasslands. It is well-known for curling up its abdomen like the tail of a…
Devil’s fingers fungus
This smelly, strange looking fungus is also referred to as octopus stinkhorn or octopus fungus. Its eye-catching red tentacles splay out like a starfish.
How hot is that butterfly?
Dr Andrew Bladon tells us about his innovative project to assess the impacts of climate change on butterfly species living on some of the Trusts most important reserves
Events terms and conditions
Terms and condition related to attending events and activities organised by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Butterfly Banks springing to life
Eight experimental butterfly banks were built at Totternhoe and Pegsdon nature reserves in Bedfordshire almost two years ago; a recent vegetation and butterfly survey at Totternhoe shows how the…
Wild Events and Experiences
We provide lots of ways to learn more about local nature, including events, training workshops and school programmes.
Young People's Forum Events
Events for young people across our counties.
Butterfly transect surveyor
The Monitoring and Research team are looking for volunteers who can help us record butterflies by doing a weekly transect on a nature reserve between April and September.
The return of face-to-face events
It's been a bumpy couple of years but we've loved seeing people again!
Greater butterfly-orchid
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…
Ely Local Group Event: The Butterflies of the Fens
Discover the butterflies of The Fens with county butterfly recorder Edward Pollard.