REPORTS OF ASIAN HORNETS IN WINGHAM

St Mary's Church have reported seeing Asian Hornets at the church which have sadly already wiped out the wild bee population at the building. This has been reported to the reporting hotline and will be followed up.

Residents have also reported sightings via the village facebook page.

For information on reporting Asian Hornets, you could visit the Government webpage:-https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-app-to-report-asian-hornet-sightings or this more recent article on their website: https://aphascience.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/15/yellow-legged-hornet-monitoring-and-eradication-in-the-uk/

How can I help?

Please report any suspected sightings of Yellow-legged Hornet immediately with a photo via the links below:

You can also report a Yellow-legged Hornet sighting by email at alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk .  

An ID sheet is available to help with identification.

The ‘Asian Hornet Watch’ app is available to download from the Apple and Android app stores.

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