Hooray – Le Tree Bee is Back!
The Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum), a widespread native of mainland Europe (hence Le Tree Bee), has been spotted once again in Northumberland National Park by the Authority’s bee expert, Shaun Hackett, during a guided walk on Simonside for the Rothbury Walking Festival.
Podcast – Bluebells in Eden
Hidden under the woodland canopy and only a few centimeters from the ground are small blue flowers called Bluebells.
Found frequently in carpets of colour the Bluebell is one of the first nectar producing flowers of the year.
English bluebells have gently nodding heads.
The Spanish bluebell was introduced by gardeners and forms hybrids with English bluebells. This [...]
