Insect Walk | Horsell Common Thames Basin Heaths
FREE ENTOMOLOGY WALK! An opportunity to see some of the insects that make heathland such a special habitat.
FREE EVENT
No admission charge
FREE ENTOMOLOGY WALK! - Horsell
An opportunity to see some of the insects that make heathland such a special habitat. The Horsell Common Sand Pit is a hot spot for solitary bees and wasps, including the Bee Wolf and the Green-eyed Flower Bee.
The Sand Pit, famous as the landing site of the Martian invasion in H G Wells’s War of the Worlds, is now home to 1000s of Bee Wolves! The shallow bowl makes it a very special habitat for these and other amazing creatures.
Leisurely walk lead by entomologist and Horsell Common Preservation Society trustee, Andrew Halstead.
FIND US: This will be short walks leading from a pop-up location at 10am, 11am, 12pm or 1pm for 45 minutes each. Parking at Six Cross roads car park at Horsell Common. W3W location sandpits crush.tens.slip
FREE. Suitable for all ages and anyone able to negotiate heathland paths. No dogs please.
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Thames Basin Heaths
CELEBRATING THE HEATHLANDS OF SURREY, HAMPSHIRE & BERKSHIRE!