Following the very successful and well attended Bumblebee ID Training day with Richard Comont in June, many of the trainees committed to taking part in bee walks; the surveying method most useful to Bumblebee Conservation. Routes are logged onto their website and their surveying methodology accepted with a commitment for a monthly bee walk over the same route.
Some existing Bee walks were set up by Debbie Vivers with a focus on areas where Bilberry Bumblebees can be found, but had subsequently been dis-continued. Some of the trainees wanted to set up new Bee walks in areas near where they lived. This was a really encouraging outcome; as well as the 2 existing Bee walks in Cudwell Meadow and Jinlye, another 6 bee walks were taken up.
Following last year’s disastrous weather for all kinds of invertebrates, the sumbmer of 2025 has proved a very successful one for bumblebees with a very good number of sightings. If you are interested in participating in 2026 please contact Isabel Carter
