ryanclark

Hello everyone, This last month has flown by and I am now getting rather stuck into my two projects and am surrounded by pots of insects to sort and identify. I have been starting to learn how to identify some of the more ...
Continue reading Tantalising Tricky Taxonomy

I knew from reading previous trainees blog posts that this time of year would get rather busy, however I didn't appreciate quite how busy it would be! My feet have barely touched the ground and I have learnt an incredible ...
Continue reading A Whirlwind of a Month

Hi Everyone, Just a quick update from me. It finally feels like spring is here and the start of my season of surveying has begun. The focus of my traineeship is entomology as a whole, however looking at dead wood ...
Continue reading Spring has Sprung!

Wow, it is fair to say that the last four weeks have been a whorl-wind of non stop adventure, as the map below showing where I have recorded wildlife in the last month, proves. Dead Wood Invertebrates I have spent four ...
Continue reading Beetle Mania

Hello there, my name is Ryan Clark. I am this years Entomology Natural Talent trainee, based in Peterborough with Natural England and Buglife. My traineeship is kindly funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. I started just ...
Continue reading The Start of my Entomological Escapade