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Beginners Bumblebee Identification

Skills for Bees: Scotland (BBCT)

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Introductory bumblebee identification workshops, where we will take a closer look at the most common bumblebee species found in the Cairngorms National Park.

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Skills for Bees: Scotland (BBCT)

Organizer of Beginners Bumblebee Identification

Skills for Bees: Scotland is a Bumblebee Conservation Trust project which aims to promote bumblebee surveying and monitoring in the Cairngorms National Park.Through online workshops, in-person field surveys and continuing support for volunteers, Skills for Bees: Scotland will upskill people living in, working in and generally enjoying the Cairngorms National Park to look out for and look after bumblebees

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Intermediate Bumblebee Identification

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Intermediate bumblebee identification training aimed at those with some prior knowledge of bumblebees. Training sessions usually run across a whole day, e.g. 10am-4pm, with a morning of classroom learning followed up by some in-the-field practice.

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Targeted Rare Species Surveys

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Extension habitat association & mapping work has helped us to identifY 10km squares across the Cairngorms National Park, to prioritise our surveys for rare species. We will be holding targeted survey days for Bombus monticola, B. soroeensis & B. muscorum

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Intermediate Bumblebee Identification

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Intermediate bumblebee identification training aimed at those with some prior knowledge of bumblebees. Training sessions usually run across a whole day, e.g. 10am-4pm, with a morning of classroom learning followed up by some in-the-field practice.

Collection image for Targeted Rare Species Surveys

Targeted Rare Species Surveys

No upcoming events

Extension habitat association & mapping work has helped us to identifY 10km squares across the Cairngorms National Park, to prioritise our surveys for rare species. We will be holding targeted survey days for Bombus monticola, B. soroeensis & B. muscorum

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