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Stag Beetle Loggery

The Stag Beetle Loggery
 

 

The Stag Beetle Loggery

The stag beetle is Britain's biggest native beetle. Males can grow up to 50 mm (2 in) overall, including the 'antlers', which are elongated jaws. Larvae feed in rotting wood for up to seven years before emerging briefly - usually in May - as mating adults.
Virtual tour: Stag Beetle Loggery

This dramatic skyscraper style 'Loggery' is part of the London Biodiversity Action Plan for Stag Beetles. The Thames Valley is a hotspot for stag beetles and Kew is doing all it can to encourage them.

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