About the event

Steve Crellin will be leading this session, looking for the beautiful and busy solitary bees and wasps which favour the sandy banks by the Salt Marshes. There are over 200 species of solitary bees and a similar number of solitary wasp species in the UK, they do not produce honey, do not have a queen and do not live in hives. But often you will find them nesting close together. Here we will be looking for mining bees, which dig holes for nests. The solitary wasps also burrow into the ground and provision their nests with paralysed insects which are then eaten by the wasp larvae.

Meet at the car park to Poyll Dooey off Gardeners Lane. From the A3 Lezayre Road in Ramsey turn into Gardeners Lane, continue along the lane until you get to a roundabout. Go over the roundabout and follow the brown sign for Poyll Dooey. This is a single-track road when you get to the river there is a turning on the right into a small car park.

Reserve can be muddy in wet weather, wear sturdy footwear. We may spend sometime kneeling next to the nesting areas so bring something comfortable to kneel on if you wish,

There are no facilities at this site.

Area is flat walking on uneven footpaths.

Please note, all invertebrate group events are ideal for those interested in the identification and recording of invertebrate species. Young budding ecologists can sign up for Wildlife Watch events by contacting beth@mwt.im