[{"id":243161301185,"handle":"bugs-beetles-insects","updated_at":"2025-02-21T14:02:02+00:00","published_at":"2021-01-28T09:39:43+00:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Bugs, Beetles \u0026 Insects","body_html":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe share our gardens with many creatures. Knowing which are the helpful ones, ensures gardeners give them a home. Some of these beneficial insects help by eating the pests that damage plants and crops. Others perform the vital task of breaking down decaying material. Also, pollinating insects help ensure colourful flowers keep blooming year after year and that you have a bountiful harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s always best to provide beneficial insects, bugs and beetles with water, food and shelter. Your garden will become an inviting home for them. Many of these beneficial insects will need alternative food sources such as pollen and nectar. As they often appear in the garden before the pests, they need something to eat whilst they wait. Attracting a wide range of insects and getting them to stay in your garden can be achieved by offering a diversity of early blooming plants and the addition of a beneficial insect home or habitat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChildren love bugs and mini beasts, and their happy investigation is to be encouraged. Wildlife World provides all kinds of interactive insect habitats, field guides, bug boards. And finally, insect tubes to make their own minibeast homes.\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2021-02-15T11:24:48+00:00","alt":null,"width":900,"height":934,"src":"\/\/wildlifeworldtrade.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/bugs_beetles_insects_900x_230c2dc8-920c-406b-a1fe-053bafc486a3.jpg?v=1613388288"}},{"id":243186925761,"handle":"education-range","updated_at":"2025-02-21T12:25:15+00:00","published_at":"2021-01-28T11:15:23+00:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Education Range","body_html":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s never too early to introduce children to the natural environment and the wildlife that lives there, with abundant opportunities to have fun outdoors, whatever the weather. Many adults have fond memories from their childhoods of climbing trees and getting muddy in the British countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAccording to research by the RSPB and National Trust, these are memories many of today’s children aren’t living. Only 1 in 5 children have a connection to nature, and time spent playing outdoors has halved in just one generation. The value of a connection to nature during childhood has a range of benefits, including; health, education, community and environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith the importance of a natural childhood in mind, Wildlife World has developed the mini bug collection, designed specially to educate and entertain children in their gardens or outdoor areas. Moreover, to help create another generation of childhood memories.\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2021-02-15T11:05:24+00:00","alt":"Wildlife World Crittacabin","width":1500,"height":1500,"src":"\/\/wildlifeworldtrade.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Childrens_Activities.jpg?v=1617095284"}},{"id":243162513601,"handle":"ladybirds-lacewings","updated_at":"2025-02-21T12:25:16+00:00","published_at":"2021-01-28T09:50:53+00:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Ladybirds \u0026 Lacewings","body_html":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLadybirds and lacewing larvae are the gardener’s friend. They like nothing more than to eat up lots of plants destroying aphids and the mould enticing ‘honeydew’ that aphids leave behind—providing natural protection for both our vegetable crops and flower beds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA ladybird’s habitat in nature tends to be small shrubs, trees and grass. Most species can be found everywhere in the U.K as long as there is an adequate food supply. Sheltered areas such as dense vegetation, under tree bark and in garden sheds are prime locations for hibernation. They are often found, in these sites, huddled together in large groups to over-winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLadybirds require a source of pollen for food as they do not just feed on aphids. Planting flowers and herbs such as geraniums, marigolds, dill, parsley, and thyme will help attract and provide the ladybirds in your garden. A good practice is to place a ladybird house or habitat, much like the ones below, within a flower bed. Will act as a shelter source during summer months and suitable lodgings for hibernation ready for the following year.\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2021-02-15T11:20:25+00:00","alt":null,"width":900,"height":934,"src":"\/\/wildlifeworldtrade.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/ladybirds_900x_cf84b396-708f-4653-bfe6-b5f23e555fa4.jpg?v=1613388025"}}]
Our handmade bespoke wildlife products can take up to six weeks to build and deliver if we don't have them in stock.
The Pyramid Insect Hotel is one of our most sought-after and visually stunning habitats. Designed and hand-built in the UK from FSC-certified timber for the study of minibeasts in schools. The Pyramid features multiple different types of habitats to attract various insects.
At the top, a high-powered solar light attracts night insects which in turn will attract bats. A butterfly feeding platform is constructed using recycled plastic and has several feeding pots that can be filled either with sugar water or the Wildlife World butterfly food/attractant. The next chamber has 3 built-in overwintering chambers for butterflies and other insects to have a safe retreat over the winter period and is fully removable for easy inspection and maintenance.
Below is the removable solitary bee drawer with built-in view tubes, which allows the easy inspection and monitoring of solitary bees.
The Pyramid base is a litter critter area to attract smaller ground insects, including millipedes, woodlice, worms, and several other ground insects. The Pyramid sides also feature several solitary bee nesting areas and multiple areas for additional insects and bugs to coincide with each other, creating the perfect beneficial insect habitat.
Included with the pyramid is yourfree key stage II solitary bee lesson planmaking it a perfect addition to any school environment.
The Pyramid also comes with a free pack of UK native top 10 wildflower mixes, including a solitary bee life cycle guide and identification guide.
