Buzz & Scuttle aims to encourage whole communities to look at the insects that live alongside us, learn to respect these extraordinary creatures and adopt gardening techniques that help wildlife to flourish.
Buzz & Scuttle posters and teaching materials feature invertebrate illustrations by Marian Hill and have been developed and designed with input from expert entomologists, ecologists, wild gardeners and teachers. Our aim is to produce resources which are clear, accurate, helpful, fun and as easy to use. We hope that Buzz & Scuttle will inspire a new generation of children to appreciate insects and understand how truly incredible they are! |
Buzz & Scuttle started as a personal project by Illustrator Marian Hill to help raise awareness of our declining insect population. In 2019, she began illustrating and learning about the invertebrate species which she spotted in her own tiny city garden and surrounding neighbourhood. So far, she has created over 300 insect illustrations, including beetles, bugs, wasps, flies, butterflies, spiders, moths, bees, woodlouse, and centipedes, and the project is only just getting started… Her illustrations are collated into Buzz & Scuttle public information posters, which are being displayed in a growing number of parks, schools and nature reserves around the length and breadth of the UK from Northern Ireland to Cornwall to central London. Marian has created a habitat in her own garden, specifically to attract all kinds of insects and, she is eager to show others how to do the same. She is convinced that once people have developed an understanding of our native insect species, they too will be keen to help create an environment that encourages wildlife to thrive.
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