Garden bugs and beasties guide

WildID Garden bugs and beasties guide is a children’s guide to the fascinating small creatures found in the garden.

• Colour identification guide to the main minbeast groups
• Practical for use outdoors: lightweight, rucksack-sized, splash-proof

Step into your garden and take a closer look among the flowers, grasses and plant pots. You’ll discover a hidden world of tiny creatures waiting to be found! Small creatures can turn up almost anywhere, and the Garden bugs and beasties guide shows you exactly where to look.

Check long grass and bushes for delicate spider webs, spot shieldbugs resting on leaves, or find froghopper nymphs tucked away in frothy cuckoo spit. In the vegetable patch, look out for shiny trails left by slugs and snails, or holes in leaves that reveal where hungry pests have been feeding.

Examine young stems and the undersides of leaves for clusters of aphids, while flowers often attract butterflies, bees, and hoverflies. If you look closely, you might even spot earwigs or tiny flower beetles hiding among the petals.

Lift pots and stones to uncover creatures sheltering underneath, like slugs, woodlice, and earthworms. Take a peek into the compost heap, where recyclers feast on decaying plant material and predators like centipedes and rove beetles prowl for a meal. Even the short grass of your lawn can reveal beetles scurrying through or earthworms wriggling, especially after rain.

With so much to discover, there’s a whole miniature wildlife adventure waiting right outside your door! If you are interested in finding out more about insects, why not get involved with www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk ?