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MWT Summer season - Events guide!
Find MWT's 2022 events guide here!
Manx Wildlife Week - Wildlife in watercolour workshop
A two hour workshop with Steve Wilkinson - learn watercolour techniques to help you capture wildlife in water colours, inspired by the landscape, flora and fauna of the Ayres National Nature…
Forest bug
The shoulders of the Forest bug are distinctive - they are square-cut, almost rounded, unlike the other 'spiked' shield bugs. This bug can be found in woodlands, feeding on the sap of…
Parent bug
The Parent bug lives up to its name. The female lays her eggs on a Silver birch leaf, watching over them until they hatch. She stays with the young until they are adults. Other shield bugs lay…
Saucer bug
An underwater predator, the Saucer bug uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. It can be found at the bottom of muddy, weedy ponds; but handle with care - it can inflict a painful bite…
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Events
Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.
How to build a bug mansion
Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.
Manx Wildlife Week - Bug hunt in Summerhill Glen
A general bug hunt and stream dip to collect samples to take into the Manx Museum to present to the public in the afternoon.
5 Star bug hotels raise money for Earystane nature reserve!
Cheryl Callister, a local to Earystane Nature Reserve, has been making fabulous bug hotels to raise money for Manx Wildlife Trust and the management of Earystane.
Manx Wildlife Week – Invertebrate group drop-in event – Meet the Minibeasts
Meet the Minibeasts. Drop in to the Manx Museum to see the Island’s smallest inhabitants up close and learn about their world. The Isle of Man invertebrate group will be on hand to demonstrate how…