Please report sightings of Yellow-legged hornets (YLH), also known as Asian hornets, on this online form or download the free Asian hornet Watch app for Apple devices or android devices.
As of 05/02/2025:
1 credible yellow-legged hornet sighting has been reported in the UK in 2025.
0 nests have been found.
To view the location of destroyed nests, please visit the map page and choose the Asian Hornet map layer.
Yellow-legged hornet sighting information in the UK during 2025:
| Sighting Photo | Grid Ref: | Date initial sighting | Date confirmed by Lab. | Location | County | Reported by | Sighting/ Nest | Other information | Date nest destroyed | |
| 1 | Link to Image | SJ22 | 23/01/2025 | 24/01/2025 | Oswestry | Shropshire | Beekeeper | Single hornet | Imported shallots | – |
Please note:
- Sighting photos are not always available.
- ‘Date of initial sighting’ sometimes shows that sightings are reported retrospectively.
- ‘Date confirmed by Lab’ is the date sightings are confirmed formally by a laboratory and includes delivery times.
- ‘NS’: No Sample.
- ‘TBC’: To Be Confirmed.