 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.
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
 
			