It is crucial that any possible sightings are reported so experts can take quick and effective action to eradicate Asian Hornets. The best way is to use the 'Asian Hornet Watch' app to record and report any sightings. The app is available for both Apple and Android devices. Photos and videos can also be sent by email to: [email protected]

This incursion map will update with any further sightings of Asian Hornets and includes sightings in the UK since 2016

If you click on the  logo on the map then you can select each year as required. This allows you to view just the current year or to also have previous years sighting's of Asian hornets showing.

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2024 Sightings:

13th April: Single hornet caught in trap near Four Oaks, Kent approximately 3km from the nest found in 2023.  The NBU will continue to monitor the area.  Credible report of a single Asian Hornet sighted on a ferry between St Malo and Portsmouth.

11th April:  Credible report of a lone Asian Hornet in Folkestone, Kent 

8th April:  Credible report of a lone Asian Hornet on a ferry midway between Calais and Dover.

20th & 21st March: the National Bee Unit received credible reports of lone Asian hornets. The first was in Preston, Lancashire at a warehouse with regular trucks arriving from France. A bee inspector attended, set traps and is monitoring the location with support from the local beekeeper. The second credible report was a dead Asian hornet found in Romford, East London. The specimen was collected by an NBU inspector and sent to the lab at Fera Science Ltd for official confirmation.

11th March:  confirmation of an Asian Hornet found in a potting shed in Ash, Kent. The finding was around 5 miles from a nest found and destroyed in 2023 near Canterbury, Kent.  More Information.

19th January: credible sighting in Westfield, East Sussex.  More information.

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2023 Sightings:

 

                         

In 2023 there were 72 Asian hornet nests found in 56 locations.  A rolling update for 2023 is available on BeeBase.

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Details of all confirmed sightings of Asian Hornet since 2016 can be found on Defra's Asian Hornet sightings page. 

This page has now also been updated to include details of all Asian Hornet nests and sightings in England in 2023.

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