Buzz & Scuttle
@buzzandscuttle.bsky.social
Insect appreciation project by collage artist Marian Hill. I started by illustrating the insects inhabiting our messy urban garden… now invertebrate obsessed. Go to buzzandscuttle.com for free insect resources & more project information.
There are still some places on my adults insect collage workshop at Trebah Garden,Helford estuary,Cornwall on Monday 14th July. Why not join me for a morning collaging insects in this truly beautiful place! Tickets are available through Trebah Garden website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk/event/insect...
July 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
There are still some places on my adults insect collage workshop at Trebah Garden,Helford estuary,Cornwall on Monday 14th July. Why not join me for a morning collaging insects in this truly beautiful place! Tickets are available through Trebah Garden website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk/event/insect...
If you live in the Bristol area, why not visit the wonderful Festival of Nature this weekend in Millennium Square area, Bristol. There will be masses to see and I will be running a collage workshop in We The Curious. Tickets are available through the event website: www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-...
June 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
If you live in the Bristol area, why not visit the wonderful Festival of Nature this weekend in Millennium Square area, Bristol. There will be masses to see and I will be running a collage workshop in We The Curious. Tickets are available through the event website: www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-...
It’s been a delight to design a Bath Wildlife Safari booklet with Bathscape to help local residents identify species they may spot around the city. It’s amazing how many insects thrive in urban habitats! www.bathscape.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
It’s been a delight to design a Bath Wildlife Safari booklet with Bathscape to help local residents identify species they may spot around the city. It’s amazing how many insects thrive in urban habitats! www.bathscape.co.uk
Glamourous Rose Chafer beetles are welcome residents in our garden 😀🪲❤️
May 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Glamourous Rose Chafer beetles are welcome residents in our garden 😀🪲❤️
The Stinging Nettle may not be an eye-catching plant, but it’s a home & vital source of food for many insects. If you nurture a nettle patch, these are just a small sample of species which will love living in your garden. #wildgarden #urbanwildlife
May 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Stinging Nettle may not be an eye-catching plant, but it’s a home & vital source of food for many insects. If you nurture a nettle patch, these are just a small sample of species which will love living in your garden. #wildgarden #urbanwildlife
Resist the urge to mow your lawn this spring! Surely wildflowers, long, lush green grasses and lots of insects are far more pleasing than short, green turf? #nomowmay #nomowanytime
May 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Resist the urge to mow your lawn this spring! Surely wildflowers, long, lush green grasses and lots of insects are far more pleasing than short, green turf? #nomowmay #nomowanytime
I ran a Buzz & Scuttle insect collage workshop at #GrowWilder In Bristol yesterday. Awesome venue, lovely people and stunning workshop outcomes! What a perfect way to spend the day!
May 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I ran a Buzz & Scuttle insect collage workshop at #GrowWilder In Bristol yesterday. Awesome venue, lovely people and stunning workshop outcomes! What a perfect way to spend the day!
Do you live in Bristol? Why not come along to Grow Wilder, 181 Frenchay Rd BS16 1EL on Sat 3rd May 1-3.45pm and join our Family insect collage workshop. Booking link on Grow Wilder facebook page : www.facebook.com/AWTGrowWilde...
April 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Do you live in Bristol? Why not come along to Grow Wilder, 181 Frenchay Rd BS16 1EL on Sat 3rd May 1-3.45pm and join our Family insect collage workshop. Booking link on Grow Wilder facebook page : www.facebook.com/AWTGrowWilde...
Delighted to see a number of different butterfly species fluttering around our tiny city garden today. #urbanwildlife #butterfly #naturegarden #insectgarden
April 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Delighted to see a number of different butterfly species fluttering around our tiny city garden today. #urbanwildlife #butterfly #naturegarden #insectgarden
Dandelions help to fertilise top-soil. Their deep roots bring nutrients to the surface, which helps shallow-rooted plants to thrive.
The nectar and pollen of these cheerful native wildflowers are vital food for many early Spring insects.
Please don’t weed out these useful flowers!
The nectar and pollen of these cheerful native wildflowers are vital food for many early Spring insects.
Please don’t weed out these useful flowers!
April 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Dandelions help to fertilise top-soil. Their deep roots bring nutrients to the surface, which helps shallow-rooted plants to thrive.
The nectar and pollen of these cheerful native wildflowers are vital food for many early Spring insects.
Please don’t weed out these useful flowers!
The nectar and pollen of these cheerful native wildflowers are vital food for many early Spring insects.
Please don’t weed out these useful flowers!
Don’t rush out & mow you lawn… instead enjoy your beautiful long grass filled with wildflowers … and wildlife will thank you for leaving an important habitat undisturbed!
April 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Don’t rush out & mow you lawn… instead enjoy your beautiful long grass filled with wildflowers … and wildlife will thank you for leaving an important habitat undisturbed!
If you live in the Bristol area, why not join me for an adult insect collage workshop at Grow Wilder Bristol on Saturday morning 3rd May. Booking link : www.facebook.com/events/13575...
March 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you live in the Bristol area, why not join me for an adult insect collage workshop at Grow Wilder Bristol on Saturday morning 3rd May. Booking link : www.facebook.com/events/13575...
If you live in the Swindon area, why not visit the wonderful @festivaloftomorrow.bsky.social . Buzz & Scuttle will be running a FREE invertebrate collage workshop on Tues 18th Feb at STEAM Swindon. Do come & join the fun. So much to do and see including the awe inspiring Gaia model Earth!
February 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you live in the Swindon area, why not visit the wonderful @festivaloftomorrow.bsky.social . Buzz & Scuttle will be running a FREE invertebrate collage workshop on Tues 18th Feb at STEAM Swindon. Do come & join the fun. So much to do and see including the awe inspiring Gaia model Earth!
If you love hedgehogs & would like to see them in your garden, make sure you provide plentiful food for them by nurturing & not eradicating the creatures they love to eat.
I always thought hedgehogs eat slugs but have been sent link to research finding hedgehogs only eat slugs when desperate.
I always thought hedgehogs eat slugs but have been sent link to research finding hedgehogs only eat slugs when desperate.
December 20, 2024 at 4:13 PM
If you love hedgehogs & would like to see them in your garden, make sure you provide plentiful food for them by nurturing & not eradicating the creatures they love to eat.
I always thought hedgehogs eat slugs but have been sent link to research finding hedgehogs only eat slugs when desperate.
I always thought hedgehogs eat slugs but have been sent link to research finding hedgehogs only eat slugs when desperate.
Invertebrates may mostly disappear from view during winter but they are still in our gardens hiding from the cold in dead wood, leaf litter, dark nooks & crannies or deep in the soil. Help wildlife thrive by avoiding unnecessary digging, clearing & leaf blowing during winter months.
December 18, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Invertebrates may mostly disappear from view during winter but they are still in our gardens hiding from the cold in dead wood, leaf litter, dark nooks & crannies or deep in the soil. Help wildlife thrive by avoiding unnecessary digging, clearing & leaf blowing during winter months.
I had great fun collaging the extraordinary Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil (Platyrhinus resinosus). This well camouflaged weevil looks remarkably like a bit of rotting wood, so is tricky to spot in nooks & crannies of ash wood where cramp-ball fungus is growing.
December 18, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I had great fun collaging the extraordinary Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil (Platyrhinus resinosus). This well camouflaged weevil looks remarkably like a bit of rotting wood, so is tricky to spot in nooks & crannies of ash wood where cramp-ball fungus is growing.
So far I have collaged over 300 UK insects for my Buzz & Scuttle project. The diversity of species is truly extraordinary but most of these amazing creatures go unnoticed by humans who are too busy to stop & look closely at their surroundings. UK wildlife is awesome and desperately needs nurturing!
December 11, 2024 at 7:42 PM
So far I have collaged over 300 UK insects for my Buzz & Scuttle project. The diversity of species is truly extraordinary but most of these amazing creatures go unnoticed by humans who are too busy to stop & look closely at their surroundings. UK wildlife is awesome and desperately needs nurturing!
If you are looking for an insect enthusiasts Christmas present, why not support my project Buzz & Scuttle & purchase a high quality digital print of my insect illustrations. Online shop at buzzandscuttle.com . 😀🐞🪲🐝🐛🐜
December 6, 2024 at 4:36 PM
If you are looking for an insect enthusiasts Christmas present, why not support my project Buzz & Scuttle & purchase a high quality digital print of my insect illustrations. Online shop at buzzandscuttle.com . 😀🐞🪲🐝🐛🐜
I have been illustrating insects which rely on nettles for food & shelter. This is just a tiny selection of those species. Having a nettle patch in the corner of your garden is wonderful habitat for a whole host of creatures! #wildlifehabitat #urbannature #wildgarden
December 6, 2024 at 2:58 PM
I have been illustrating insects which rely on nettles for food & shelter. This is just a tiny selection of those species. Having a nettle patch in the corner of your garden is wonderful habitat for a whole host of creatures! #wildlifehabitat #urbannature #wildgarden
This summer I spent a joyful day at Batheaston Primary School helping the children to collage Beavers. This collage workshop was part of a wonderful event called Beavers Around Batheaston organised by a fabulous team of local people and organisations including GrowBatheaston. #beaver #collage
December 1, 2024 at 9:23 AM
How many tiny bits of paper does it take to collage a Common Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)……
November 29, 2024 at 4:31 PM
How many tiny bits of paper does it take to collage a Common Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)……
I have been illustrating insects which can be found buzzing & scuttling around ragwort (this is just a tiny selection). Ragwort sustains an astounding array of different insect species including stripy orange and black caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth.
November 29, 2024 at 4:27 PM
I have been illustrating insects which can be found buzzing & scuttling around ragwort (this is just a tiny selection). Ragwort sustains an astounding array of different insect species including stripy orange and black caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth.
So here is my messy studio. I have a large collection of collage materials which are sorted into different colours and textures. #artstudio #illustration
November 28, 2024 at 4:19 PM
So here is my messy studio. I have a large collection of collage materials which are sorted into different colours and textures. #artstudio #illustration
Collaging wings is fiddly! Here is my illustration of a Common Green Lacewing. The wings are made of many tiny pieces of carefully cut paper. This collage is about A4 in size. #collage #papercraft #illustration #sciart
November 28, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Collaging wings is fiddly! Here is my illustration of a Common Green Lacewing. The wings are made of many tiny pieces of carefully cut paper. This collage is about A4 in size. #collage #papercraft #illustration #sciart