As of 24 September, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has informed us that it has received further credible reports of YLH. To date there have been 207 sightings in 2026 resulting in the identification of 68 nests.
The nests confirmed this week are recorded in the following locations:
Kent
• Swanscombe (Secondary)
Dorset
• Osmington Hill (secondary)
The following nests are awaiting destruction: Capel le Ferne in Kent and Bachelors Bump in East Sussex.
Multiple sightings continue to be monitored by the NBU, local beekeepers and Yellow-legged hornet teams at locations across Cambridgeshire, Dorset, East Sussex, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Kent, and Somerset.
