The striking red insects — members of the coccinellidae family — have appeared in huge numbers across popular coastal spots, including Clacton, Point Clear, Shoebury and as far afield as Lowestoft and ...

Swarming clouds of ladybirds have been spotted across Clacton and nearby areas, with residents reporting unusual numbers.

Photographer Joel Sartore talks about his involvement in The Photo Ark, a project he’s leading in association with National Geographic.

To boost your garden’s ladybug population to control pests naturally, an expert warns against a common mistake.

Incorporating a bug hotel into your garden will give ladybirds and other beneficial insects a secure place to nest and rest.

Ladybirds, with their distinctive look and vibrant colours, are great for introducing classification in the classroom. They are also common in many habitats, so they work well for classes looking to ...

From Shakespeare’s plays to William Wordsworth’s poetry to J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy realms, Britain’s lush green forests are ...

Ladybirds swarmed to Hunstanton in 1976 (Image: Archive) The native ladybird, fondly called a Bishee Barnaby in Norfolk, also reached plague proportions in Hunstanton in the heatwave of 1976, with ...

They might look like harmless little polka-dotted dots, but ladybirds (or ladybugs, depending where you’re from) are ...

New Animatronic Dinosaurs Roam the Grounds of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center through August 17th A sense of scale. Tyrannosaurus rex greets a young visitor in the gardens at the Lady Bird ...

June marks the peak flowering season for roses. Whether they’re climbing up walls and trellises or flourishing in borders and pots, roses are the essence of an English country garden and remain ...

When Laurel Williams thinks of soursop, she thinks of ice cream. Not just any ice cream, but the one made from the soursop she grows on her farm in Grenada, a small island nation in the Caribbean Sea.