BENHS
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British Entomological and Natural History Society
www.benhs.org.uk
www.benhs.org.uk
We were delighted to present the 2025 @marshawards.bsky.social to Mark Gurney, Laurence Clemons and David Brown for outstanding contributions to the field. More information on the award can be found on the Marsh Charitable Trust website: www.marshcharitabletrust.org/award/marsh-...
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We were delighted to present the 2025 @marshawards.bsky.social to Mark Gurney, Laurence Clemons and David Brown for outstanding contributions to the field. More information on the award can be found on the Marsh Charitable Trust website: www.marshcharitabletrust.org/award/marsh-...
It was wonderful to see many familiar and new faces at our Annual Exhibition yesterday, a great turn out of fascinating specimens, photographs and posters as well as lots of publications to browse and purchase 🪲🔬🦋
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It was wonderful to see many familiar and new faces at our Annual Exhibition yesterday, a great turn out of fascinating specimens, photographs and posters as well as lots of publications to browse and purchase 🪲🔬🦋
@marctaylor.bsky.social
Weevil Identification workshop – Angela Marmont Centre November 8 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Tutor: Mark Gurney
For beginners to those wanting to get familiar with trickier groups.
Book a place; email, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Mark Gurney
Weevil Identification workshop – Angela Marmont Centre November 8 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Tutor: Mark Gurney
For beginners to those wanting to get familiar with trickier groups.
Book a place; email, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Mark Gurney
August 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@marctaylor.bsky.social
Weevil Identification workshop – Angela Marmont Centre November 8 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Tutor: Mark Gurney
For beginners to those wanting to get familiar with trickier groups.
Book a place; email, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Mark Gurney
Weevil Identification workshop – Angela Marmont Centre November 8 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Tutor: Mark Gurney
For beginners to those wanting to get familiar with trickier groups.
Book a place; email, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Mark Gurney
BENHS ID Workshop
Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading December 6th 2025 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wasps with a single forewing sub-marginal cell – Mike Edwards
To book a place please mail, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Mike Edwards
Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading December 6th 2025 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wasps with a single forewing sub-marginal cell – Mike Edwards
To book a place please mail, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Mike Edwards
August 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
BENHS ID Workshop
Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading December 6th 2025 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wasps with a single forewing sub-marginal cell – Mike Edwards
To book a place please mail, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Mike Edwards
Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading December 6th 2025 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wasps with a single forewing sub-marginal cell – Mike Edwards
To book a place please mail, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Mike Edwards
BENHS Dinton Pastures – October 4th 2025
An Introduction to the Identification of UK Spiders – Michael Davis and William Blumsom
Gain the knowledge to identify common spider families and species.
Book a place by mailing, with contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Steven Falk
An Introduction to the Identification of UK Spiders – Michael Davis and William Blumsom
Gain the knowledge to identify common spider families and species.
Book a place by mailing, with contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Steven Falk
August 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
BENHS Dinton Pastures – October 4th 2025
An Introduction to the Identification of UK Spiders – Michael Davis and William Blumsom
Gain the knowledge to identify common spider families and species.
Book a place by mailing, with contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Steven Falk
An Introduction to the Identification of UK Spiders – Michael Davis and William Blumsom
Gain the knowledge to identify common spider families and species.
Book a place by mailing, with contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Image: Steven Falk
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BENHS Dinton Pastures-An introduction to myriapods and isopods - Duncan Sivell November 22
Workshop on centipedes, millipedes and woodlice that will give an overview of the British fauna.
Book a place by mailing, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
BENHS Dinton Pastures-An introduction to myriapods and isopods - Duncan Sivell November 22
Workshop on centipedes, millipedes and woodlice that will give an overview of the British fauna.
Book a place by mailing, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
August 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@britentsoc.bsky.social
BENHS Dinton Pastures-An introduction to myriapods and isopods - Duncan Sivell November 22
Workshop on centipedes, millipedes and woodlice that will give an overview of the British fauna.
Book a place by mailing, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
BENHS Dinton Pastures-An introduction to myriapods and isopods - Duncan Sivell November 22
Workshop on centipedes, millipedes and woodlice that will give an overview of the British fauna.
Book a place by mailing, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk
Bookings are going well so don’t miss out on the BENHS Harvestman workshop with Meg Skinner and her new test British key to ID them . . .
To book: mail indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk providing a mobile contact number.
To book: mail indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk providing a mobile contact number.
May 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Bookings are going well so don’t miss out on the BENHS Harvestman workshop with Meg Skinner and her new test British key to ID them . . .
To book: mail indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk providing a mobile contact number.
To book: mail indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk providing a mobile contact number.
BENHS Dinton Pastures - Soldierflies and Allies workshop - Martin Harvey May 3rd, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading.
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
Image: Steven Falk
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
Image: Steven Falk
April 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
BENHS Dinton Pastures - Soldierflies and Allies workshop - Martin Harvey May 3rd, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading.
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
Image: Steven Falk
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
Image: Steven Falk
BENHS Harvestman ID workshop - Meg Skinner June 7 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Dinton Pasture, Nr. Reading
Meg runs the UK recording scheme for Harvestmen through the British Arachnological Society
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, supplying a mobile phone contact number
Meg runs the UK recording scheme for Harvestmen through the British Arachnological Society
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, supplying a mobile phone contact number
April 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
BENHS Harvestman ID workshop - Meg Skinner June 7 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Dinton Pasture, Nr. Reading
Meg runs the UK recording scheme for Harvestmen through the British Arachnological Society
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, supplying a mobile phone contact number
Meg runs the UK recording scheme for Harvestmen through the British Arachnological Society
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, supplying a mobile phone contact number
BENHS Dinton Pastures - – Soldierflies and Allies workshop - Martin Harvey May 3rd, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading.
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
February 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
BENHS Dinton Pastures - – Soldierflies and Allies workshop - Martin Harvey May 3rd, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading.
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
BENHS Dinton Pastures - Hoverfly identification - Martin Harvey September 6th, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading.
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
February 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BENHS Dinton Pastures - Hoverfly identification - Martin Harvey September 6th, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading.
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
BENHS indoor workshop – Saturday 9th August 2025 An introduction to leafhoppers and allied groups – Alan Stewart (Sussex). Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading.
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
BENHS indoor workshop – Saturday 9th August 2025 An introduction to leafhoppers and allied groups – Alan Stewart (Sussex). Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading.
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number
It's tonight! Link to tonight's Brad Ashby lecture is up on the members area of the website benhs.org.uk/members-area/
January 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
It's tonight! Link to tonight's Brad Ashby lecture is up on the members area of the website benhs.org.uk/members-area/
Join us for our Annual Virtual Meeting Saturday 15th of February 2-4pm to discuss society matters and hear 'A beginner's guide to sawflies' by Andrew Halstead (photo credit). We'll be meeting over Zoom, link to be posted on the website Members' Area and emailed to membership.
January 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Join us for our Annual Virtual Meeting Saturday 15th of February 2-4pm to discuss society matters and hear 'A beginner's guide to sawflies' by Andrew Halstead (photo credit). We'll be meeting over Zoom, link to be posted on the website Members' Area and emailed to membership.
BENHS 2025 Indoor Workshop Sawfly identification – Andrew Green and Andrew Halstead. April 12th, Dinton pasture CP
To find out more – www.benhs.org.uk/event/sawfly...
Image: Stephen Falk
To find out more – www.benhs.org.uk/event/sawfly...
Image: Stephen Falk
January 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
BENHS 2025 Indoor Workshop Sawfly identification – Andrew Green and Andrew Halstead. April 12th, Dinton pasture CP
To find out more – www.benhs.org.uk/event/sawfly...
Image: Stephen Falk
To find out more – www.benhs.org.uk/event/sawfly...
Image: Stephen Falk
Note: Date change.
BENHS 2025 Indoor Workshops begin with Staphylinidae identification workshop – Roger Booth (NHM) March 1st, Dinton Pasture CP.
To find out more - www.benhs.org.uk/event/staphy...
Image: Jon Cole
BENHS 2025 Indoor Workshops begin with Staphylinidae identification workshop – Roger Booth (NHM) March 1st, Dinton Pasture CP.
To find out more - www.benhs.org.uk/event/staphy...
Image: Jon Cole
January 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Note: Date change.
BENHS 2025 Indoor Workshops begin with Staphylinidae identification workshop – Roger Booth (NHM) March 1st, Dinton Pasture CP.
To find out more - www.benhs.org.uk/event/staphy...
Image: Jon Cole
BENHS 2025 Indoor Workshops begin with Staphylinidae identification workshop – Roger Booth (NHM) March 1st, Dinton Pasture CP.
To find out more - www.benhs.org.uk/event/staphy...
Image: Jon Cole
BENHS 2025 Indoor Workshops begin with Staphylinidae identification workshop – Roger Booth (NHM) February 22nd, Dinton Pasture CP.
To find out more - www.benhs.org.uk/event/staphy...
Image: Jon Cole
To find out more - www.benhs.org.uk/event/staphy...
Image: Jon Cole
January 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BENHS 2025 Indoor Workshops begin with Staphylinidae identification workshop – Roger Booth (NHM) February 22nd, Dinton Pasture CP.
To find out more - www.benhs.org.uk/event/staphy...
Image: Jon Cole
To find out more - www.benhs.org.uk/event/staphy...
Image: Jon Cole
The much anticipated 2nd Edition of Ants: Gary J. Skinner and Andrew P. Jarman is out . . . . More delicious learning to undertake, lifelong learning at its most enjoyable!
January 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The much anticipated 2nd Edition of Ants: Gary J. Skinner and Andrew P. Jarman is out . . . . More delicious learning to undertake, lifelong learning at its most enjoyable!
BENHS last 2024 workshop taking place right now - Weevil Identification with Mark Gurney at The Angela Marmont Centre, Natural History Museum, South Kensington.
8 intrepid attendees lapping up Mark's clear and enthusiastic pointers for identifying these remarkable insects
www.benhs.org.uk/events/
8 intrepid attendees lapping up Mark's clear and enthusiastic pointers for identifying these remarkable insects
www.benhs.org.uk/events/
December 14, 2024 at 11:57 AM
BENHS last 2024 workshop taking place right now - Weevil Identification with Mark Gurney at The Angela Marmont Centre, Natural History Museum, South Kensington.
8 intrepid attendees lapping up Mark's clear and enthusiastic pointers for identifying these remarkable insects
www.benhs.org.uk/events/
8 intrepid attendees lapping up Mark's clear and enthusiastic pointers for identifying these remarkable insects
www.benhs.org.uk/events/
Electric Ecology: How Invertebrates Capitalise on Static Electricity
Join us and Dr Sam England for our next Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture
Thursday, January 23, 2025 · 7 - 8:30pm over Zoom
Booking open now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/electric-e...
Join us and Dr Sam England for our next Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture
Thursday, January 23, 2025 · 7 - 8:30pm over Zoom
Booking open now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/electric-e...
December 12, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Electric Ecology: How Invertebrates Capitalise on Static Electricity
Join us and Dr Sam England for our next Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture
Thursday, January 23, 2025 · 7 - 8:30pm over Zoom
Booking open now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/electric-e...
Join us and Dr Sam England for our next Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture
Thursday, January 23, 2025 · 7 - 8:30pm over Zoom
Booking open now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/electric-e...