Insects dine out on wild feast
University of Oxford science blog
By Pete Wilton
Watching a dead animal rot may not sound like everyone's idea of fun but for insect expert Sarah Beynon it can provide a feast of information...
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Hippo: Nature's Wild Feast
University of Oxford Department of Zoology website
Sarah Beynon a DPhil student here in Zoology has been filming a
documentary in Zambia over the past 2 weeks called "Hippo: wild feast"...
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St David's Sarah Beynon stars in Hippo: Wild Feast
Western Telegraph, November 2011
By Nichole Sarra
'A once in a life time experience' is how a Pembrokeshire entomologist
described filming a new high-tech natural history programme for Channel
4.
'A once in a life time experience' is how a Pembrokeshire entomologist
described filming a new high-tech natural history programme for Channel
4...
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Sky's the limit for nature lover Sarah
Western Telegraph, April 2009
By Fraser Watson.
Research has taken her as far afield as Zambia and the Honduras, but now a
Pembrokeshire entomologist is making a name for herself much closer to home. Sarah Beynon, from St Davids, is currently appearing in a mini documentary
for Sky television...
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Sarah talks of bursary benefits
Western Telegraph, May 2009
Entomologist
Sarah Beynon is encouraging students to follow in her footsteps by applying for
a £1,000 bursary award provided by the Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society...follow this link to the full article.
Farmer with passion for the environment scoops top award
Gwlad 2008, issue 76
Roger has also engaged Oxford graduate Sarah Beynon for a three year entomological biodiversity survey to look at the diversity of the farm's insect life and the potential of ground beetles as bio-control agents...
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Study to worm out the facts about dung beetle
populations
Farmers Weekly , November 2008 & Western Telegraph January 2009
By Debbie James.
As Sarah
Beynon sets to work with plastic plates, cups and a container of washing up
liquid, she could pass for a Blue Peter presenter as she explains with real
enthusiasm the task at hand.
In fact her
great ambition is to one day become a wildlife television presenter and, as she
skillfully constructs her insect pitfall traps on farmland in Pembrokeshire,
you sense that she could well become a next generation David Attenborough. Read more...
Entomologist Sarah Beynon studies Camrose dung
beetles
Western Telegraph, November 2008
The dung beetle population on a Pembrokeshire farm is to be examined in
detail to establish the impact of wormers on the species.
Roger Mathias, of Furzy Mount, Camrose, has teamed up with Pembrokeshire
entomologist Sarah Beynon, for a four-year study on the dung beetle... follow this link to the article.
A wild weekend in St Davids
Western Telegraph, August 2008
St Davids
is going wild again this weekend as the Really Wild Food and Countryside
Festival returns for a fourth year...follow this link to the article.
Sarah's Got the Beetle Bug! Watch out beetle's about
Pembrokeshire County Living Magazine, Late Summer 2008
Follow this link to download the latest digital issue containing the article on pages 10-11.
Sarah bugs beetles in Darwin's
footsteps
Western Mail, November 6 2007
By Meyrick Brown.
SURROUNDED by water, the British
Isles have always enjoyed a measure of protection from most forms
of invasion by flying insects, reptiles and other forms of unwelcome wildlife.
The species of midges responsible for bluetongue
disease is an exception that was watched and feared by the agricultural
community as the insects progressed towards northern Europe.
Sarah Beynon does not wait for such creatures to
come to her. She is prepared to travel to explore the habitat of all forms of
creepy crawlies. Beetles mean adventure. Read more...
Management changes bring a happier life
Farmers Guardian Livestock
feature, 26 September 2007
A switch in cattle type is not
the only management change on a West Wales
farm. Barry Alston investigates. Read more...
Profile
West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre Bulletin 2, 2007
By Kate Jones
Sarah Beynon is a motivated and enthusiastic Coleopterist from St Davids, and the new editor of our monthly newsletter.
At
23 years old Sarah has studied beetles in Zambia and South America, as
well as the UK. She has now started a Pembrokeshire beetle
collection in her own laboratory. Read more...
Adventures in the Jungle and Beyond
West Wales Biodiversity Centre Newsletter: Bulletin 4 2007
By Dr Rob Davies
Sarah
Beynon entertained a group of us here at Landsker Business Centre just
before Christmas with a wonderful slide show of her adventures in
South- and Central America as well as the Galapagos Islands. It was a
great evening with beautiful photographs of bizarre and fascinating
animals from the tropics and from Darwin's favourite archipelago. Read more...