Hornets and wasps
We have European hornets (Vespa crabro), common wasps (Vespa vulgaris) and German wasps (Vespa Germanica), all resident in the reserve. Here is a fascinating video of European hornets preying on wasps.
European Hornets
There are always European hornets working somewhere in the reserve and we know of at least one nest high in a tree. Here is an astonishing video of hornets at an invertebrate water hole.
Video by nature photographer, Lothar Lenz, published by Caters Clips.
Hornet queen
A hornet, drinking at the Iris Pond, photographed by Clive Knight. Ian Bushell, our entomologist, has identified it as a queen.
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Although we haven’t yet found a nest, there are always European hornets working somewhere in the reserve. Here is an astonishing video of hornets in flight.
Video by nature photographer, Lothar Lenz, published by Caters Clips.
Hornets
An astonishing video of European hornets in flight.
Video by nature photographer, Lothar Lenz, published by Caters Clips.
Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 