Meadow Grasshopper
Chris Lawrence

Grasshoppers and Crickets in Kent

Discover a variety of grasshopper and cricket species that live in our county! Hard to see but if you do, our species guides will help you identify them!

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Common Field Grasshopper
Common Field Grasshopper ©Philip Precey

Common field grasshopper

Species

The Common field grasshopper can be found in sunny, grassy areas, particularly gardens, throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the females.

Meadow Grasshopper
Chris Lawrence

Meadow grasshopper

Species

The meadow grasshopper can be found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the females.

Common green grasshopper
Common green grasshopper by Brian Eversham

Common green grasshopper

Species

The Common green grasshopper can be found in damp meadows and woodland rides throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the females.

Mottled Grasshopper
Mottled Grasshopper ©Philip Precey

Mottled grasshopper

Species

The Mottled grasshopper can be found in dry grasslands, such as railway cuttings, and heathlands throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the females.

Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket ©David Longshaw

Speckled bush-cricket

Species

The Speckled bush-cricket, as its name suggests, is covered in tiny, black speckles. It can be found in scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout summer. Males rub their wings together to create a 'song' for the females.

Oak Bush-cricket
Oak Bush-cricket ©Bruce Shortland

Oak bush-cricket

Species

The Oak bush-cricket is arboreal and can be found in mature trees in woods, hedges, parks and gardens in summer. Males don't have a 'song' as such, but drum on leaves with their hind legs to attract females.

Long-winged Conehead
Long-winged Conehead ©Giles San Martin

Long-winged conehead

Species

The long-winged conehead is so-named for the angled shape of its head. It can be found in grasslands, heaths and woodland rides throughout summer.

Great Green Bush-cricket
Great Green Bush-cricket ©Bruce Shortland

Great green bush-cricket

Species

At nearly 7cm long (including the female's long ovipositor), the Great green bush-cricket certainly lives up to its name! It can be found in grassland, scrub and woodland rides in Southern England and Wales.

Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket ©Philip Precey

Dark bush-cricket

Species

The Dark bush-cricket, as its name suggests, is dark brown or reddish. It can be found in woodlands, hedgerows and gardens throughout summer. Its irregular chirpings are a familiar sound of summer.

Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roesel's Bush-cricket ©Philip Precey

Roesel's bush-cricket

Species

The song of the Roesel's bush-cricket is very characteristic: long, monotonous and mechanical. It can be heard in rough grassland, scrub and damp meadows in the south of the UK, but it is spreading north.