Dolichovespula saxonica worker wasp feeding on honey on a white background stage. This year was the first time we have had this species of social wasp nesting here. Over the years we have now recorded all the British species with the exception of the Cuckoo Wasp (Vespula austriaca). Apart from the Hornet, which we have only seen as queens in the Spring, all have nested, though some such as Dolichovespula media only in a few exceptionally warm years.
