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Explore insects at Stratford Cross – Insect Week 2025
28 June @ 10:00 – 16:00
Celebrate Insect Week at the Royal Entomological Society’s Insect Garden at Stratford Cross, East London

Take part in interactive activities around the garden about insects, explore the different habitats, and meet insect scientist members of the Royal Entomological Society.
Location
Royal Entomological Society insect garden
Endeavour Square
LONDON
E201JN
United Kingdom
Accessibility
The garden has flat pathways around and through. There are some gravelly areas that may not be suitable for wheelchair users.
Contact
For any questions, contact Francisca Sconce at fran@royensoc.co.uk
Event activities around the garden
Pollination (led by Joshua Sammy)
- Pollinators, and bee or not to bee activity on mimicking
- Display of different flower shapes and importance for insect mouthparts
- POMS FIT survey on flowers in the garden
- Which insects pollinate different food types
Decomposition/Soil invertebrates (led by Victoria Burton)
- Minibeasts hunt in leaf litter
- Specimen display of insect in soil
- White trays, pots and lenses.
Biocontrol (led by Jasper Hubert)
- Predator & prey insects under the microscope, ladybirds, parasitoid wasp, lacewings
- Why tolerating a little pest damage is important to maintain predator populations
- Importance for agriculture/horticulture and the food we all eat
Gardening for insects (led by Hayley Jones)
- What you can do for insects in small and large spaces
- Hoverfly nectar feast display and information leaflet
- Design your insect garden activity with poster, pens and paper
RES information (led by Fran Sconce)
- About the RES
- RES Books and bug hunting kit display
- Drawer of pinned UK insect specimens
- Insect Week 2025 leaflets
Evaluation (led by Kevin Burchell)
- Kevin from Resources for Change will be evaluating our activities
- Visitors can answer in person questions, or do an online survey
- We will have self evaluation questions for after the event