A handy list of websites and books to aid you on your bug id quest! Click on the name/title to open the link.

WEBSITES

WILDLIFE TRUST BCN
Information on the wildlife of Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties of Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire.

THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS
The organisation that co-ordinates all 47 individual Wildlife Trusts of the UK, Isle of Man and Alderney.

FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL
The FSC aims to bring environmental understanding to all through courses, publications and resources.

NATURE SPOT
On the face of it a site for recording the wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland but it’s a brilliant identification resource.

BUGLIFE
Charity dedicated not just to insects but all invertebrates.

BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION
Saving butterflies, Moths and the environment.

BRITISH DRAGONFLY SOCIETY
Working to conserve dragonflies and their wetland habitats.

BEES, WASPS & ANTS RECORDING SOCIETY (BWARS)
National society for recording Bees, Wasps & Ants in Britain and Ireland. Lots of helpful, but often technical, information.

DIPTERISTS FORUM
The society for the study of flies. Again, can get a bit heavy!

DIPTERA INFO
Another useful fly site.

BRITISH BUGS
A comprehensive ID resource for UK Hemiptera (True Bugs)