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Just what you need to start off the new FIT Count season! Find out about the counts with Dr Miranda Bane from PoMS, and learn about pollinator plants with Buglife

We also run a more detailed 1 km square survey ukpoms.org.uk/one-km-square-…. Our fantastic volunteers are getting prepared & many squares are adopted & ready to go! Can you help us fill in the gaps where there are red squares? Find out more ukpoms.org.uk/contact

🐝 LAST CHANCE!!!🌸 Join our FREE webinar on 1 April with Dr. Miranda Bane (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) & learn how a simple 10-min FIT Count survey can support pollinator research! 🌿📊 🔗 Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1255449044889 #Pollinators #Wildlife UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme BRC Buglife

Our latest newsletter celebrates the new FIT Count season tomorrow (Tues 1 April), + opportunities to join the 1 km square survey, & links to some recent pollinator research (some courtesy of Prof. Jeff Ollerton - @[email protected]). Read at mailchi.mp/0195981bd75f/u… & subscribe at ukpoms.org.uk/subscribe

We don't know the true extent of nectar bubbling among bees, flies, hawk moths, sawflies and mosquitoes. Whatever its frequency, bubbling is another clever trick that helps insects succeed out there in the wide harsh world. Athayde's latest blog @ scottishpollinators.wordpress.com

First gimpses of mining bees in recent days, a little later than usual to appear in the garden. Today a lucky first capture; a mating pair of Gwynne's Mining Bee (Andrena bicolor) 🐝💚🍃

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology PoMS team enjoyed their first FIT Counts of 2025 during the sunshine at lunchtime today! Great to be back in action again, look forward to seeing everyone's results during the coming months.

📢 New resource: Pollinator-friendly management of healthcare sites Biodiversity & human health are interlinked - healthcare sites managed for pollinators can support the environment whilst also helping patient & staff wellbeing Find out more here ➡️ pollinators.ie/healthcaresite…

Please share your FIT Count photos, observations and stories, wherever they are!

How can local biodiversity data drive national change? Join JNCC on 16 May for a powerful online talk on scaling biodiversity monitoring. Tickets from £1 at eventbrite.co.uk/e/1002992566767 Bat Conservation Trust BTO Butterfly Conservation 🦋 National Plant Monitoring Scheme UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme #Biodiversity #CitizenScience #JNCC

Our transport corridors can offer opportunities for pollinators. Find out how Scotland's rail, road and canal networks help pollinators @ nature.scot/doc/transport-… & @ scottishpollinators.wordpress.com/2024/10/14/the…

The wonderful John N Wells 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦🍐 putting more dots on the #FITcount map from the Inner Hebrides. Thank you John!

🐝 It's #WorldBeeDay! You don’t need to be a bee expert to make a difference. Join the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme and spend just 10 minutes counting pollinators in your garden or local green space. Every count helps us understand how bees and other insects are doing. ukpoms.org.uk

Happy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Did you know the UK is home to around 270 species of #bee? There are 24 bumblebee species, 240+ species of solitary bees and one species of honeybee. Today highlights the importance of #bees and other pollinators for food security and #biodiversity 1/

We have a guest blog for you this week. David Haines is a keen naturalist who lives in Assynt. He is also a talented photographer, and in this short blog shares a sample of his images with the intention of raising awareness of the wildlife in Assynt. scottishpollinators.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/a-f…