National Insect Week

National Insect Week is a biennial initiative in the UK. Usually held during the last week of June, the aim is to engage the general public with the importance of insects and entomology. The week is organised by Luke Tilley at the Royal Entomological Society, in alternate years to Insect Festival, and is supported by a large number of partner organisations[1] concerned with insect science, natural history and conservation. The week consists of hundreds of events and activities across UK, allowing the public to discover insects and meet the entomologists that study them. The popular National Insect Week Photography Competition is launched during the week and attracts entries from large numbers of amateur photographers.[2] As well as promoting the importance of insect science to the wider public, National Insect Week particularly aims to encourage young people into entomology.[3]

NIW logo

Past National Insect Week campaigns have been endorsed by the Prince of Wales, Prof David Bellamy OBE, Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Mike Dilger, in 2014 the week was launched by Jonathan Ross.[4]

The next National Insect Week will be 22–28 June 2020.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Our Partners | National Insect Week". www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. "Photography | National Insect Week". www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  3. National Insect Week website
  4. "Jonathan Ross launches National Insect Week at the Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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