Will Hawkes

3 weeks ago | eoswetenschap.eu | Will Hawkes

Beeld: De witte halvemaanzweefvlieg (Scaeva pyrastri) komt veel voor in Nederland en België. Terwijl ik over een bloemrijke weide aan de oostkust van Cyprus liep, kon ik mijn auto in de verte nauwelijks zien. De lucht hing vol met kleine zwarte puntjes, die me als kogels voorbijschoten. Ik trok mijn autodeur razendsnel open en haalde opgelucht adem eens ik binnen zat. Ik werd omringd door miljoenen vliegen, te midden van de meest ongelofelijke migratie die ik ooit gezien had.

4 weeks ago | foodism.co.uk | Will Hawkes

When Sam Smith, co-owner of North London’s Pressure Drop Brewing, sat down to write a blog post in October, his aim was to get a few things off his chest. He wanted to highlight craft beer’s multiplying woes, taking in the misuse of crowdfunding, beer pricing, ‘craft-washed’ multinational brands and more issues. His thoughts, though, touched a nerve.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Will Hawkes

A train ride combined with a cold pint in a characterful establishment - there's plenty to love about our great railway taverns and taproomsTo save a few quid, I once arranged a train journey from Nottingham to London that required a half-hour stopover in Grantham, Lincolnshire. My friends and I were in high spirits, having spent the day watching cricket at Trent Bridge, but the prospect of sitting in the September cold threatened to take the edge off our exuberance.

1 month ago | cyprus-mail.com | Will Hawkes |Tom Cleaver |Constantinos Psillides |Theo Panayides

By Will HawkesAs I sprinted across the flower-rich meadow on the eastern coast of Cyprus, I could barely see my car. The air was full of tiny black dots, pelting like bullets past me. I hauled open the car door and breathed a sigh of relief once inside. I was surrounded by millions of flies, amid the most incredible migration event I have ever seen. The migration cameras my team and I use to monitor these insects counted nearly 6,000 flies per metre per minute.

1 month ago | phys.org | Will Hawkes

As I sprinted across the flower-rich meadow on the eastern coast of Cyprus, I could barely see my car. The air was full of tiny black dots, pelting like bullets past me. I hauled open the car door and breathed a sigh of relief once inside. I was surrounded by millions of flies, amid the most incredible migration event I have ever seen.