Great British Insects: National Insect Week returns 25 June – 1 July 2012
The Royal Entomological Society will be celebrating all that is ‘great’ about British insects this year with the return of National Insect Week 2012.
This summer’s National Insect Week will take ‘Great British Insects’ as its theme drawing upon the celebrations around the Olympic Games and the Diamond Jubilee of the Society’s Patron HRH The Queen.
2012 will be the fifth time the Royal Entomological Society has celebrated National Insect Week, the biennial initiative to promote awareness of the value of a diverse insect world to the environment. Through a high profile launch and a nationwide programme of interactive fun events and activities for all the family, National Insect Week brings the insect world to life.
An interactive website gives visitors all the information they need to get involved, from finding out more about events taking place locally to a photography competition and advice on bringing more British insects into our gardens.
Supported by more than 50 national partner organisations concerned about natural history and biodiversity, National Insect Week first took place in 2004 and has built year on year. In 2010 alone the initiative reached an audience of over 104 million people through high profile media activity and over 200 events across the country.
To learn more about National Insect Week and to get inspiration on how you or your organisation can get involved, please visit the website. You can also register your own National Insect Week event through the website – just click on ‘What’s Going On’.
Contact
All National Insect Week enquiries should be directed to Jane Chamberlain or Annabel Hutchison at Cicada Communications on 01423 567111 or jane@cicada-comms.com/ annabel@cicada-comms.com