The content of this website is the work of many dedicated individuals who have contributed hours of their own time freely and willingly over many years.

• The glory of the photographs speak for themselves.
• Every dot on every distribution map represents the effort of a recorder in the field who has taken the trouble to submit their sighting.
• The text has been written by experts from within the ranks of BWARS making use, where possible, of material composed initially for printed atlases.

The website has been constructed on the open-… Read more

Hymettus Ltd is the premier source of advice on the conservation of bees, wasps and ants within Great Britain and Ireland. As such they are major users of BWARS data and expertise and are, therefore, key partners.

Recent research has included work on the decline of the rare ant Formica exsecta Nylander (pictured right), the conservation neeeds of the rare bee… Read more

First, a caution: Many aculeates require considerable skill and experience in order to determine the correct species. To overcome these difficulties, BWARS runs frequent workshops to help members learn how to identify the various groups of aculeates. Key works that help with the determination of species are listed below.

There are a small number of species that can be determined reasonably easily by beginners, and details of some of these species are given here.

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