About the event

Are you looking to take your bumblebee knowledge to the next level? Or do you simply want to find out about the diversity of these amazing pollinators? Then this training day is for you! Around the Gwent levels, we're lucky enough to find 20 of the UK's 24 species of bumblebee.

This training session will focus on levelling up knowledge from our beginner's training to recognise not just the common species but all the species possibly found in the UK. As such, anyone is welcome, but we recommend watching this webinar to give a foundation on bumblebee Identification.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6n8_EGimCM&ab_channel=BumblebeeTrust

We will start at 10am with a 2hr indoor session detailing anatomy features of bumblebees, how to identify all species in the field and what habitats they are associated with. We will then follow this with a break for lunch (please bring your own lunch with you!) we will then put our theory into practice and explore The Gwent Wildlife Trust's Magor Marsh reserve, where we are likely to find many common species and perhaps some other rarer species at their peak.

Please be aware that due to the nature of the reserve, participants will need to have a basic level of mobility.

This event will be rescheduled in the event of poor weather, where bumblebees are unlikely to be seen.

All equipment will be provided. For more information please contact tom.bucherflynn@bumblebeeconservation.org

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This event is delivered by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in partnership with Gwent Wildlife Trust Bumblebee Conservation trust is able to offer fee training courses delivered as part of the Shrill carder bee project which is included in the 'Natur am Byth!' Programme.

Natur am Byth partnership is Wales’ flagship Green Recovery project. It unites nine environmental charities with Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to deliver the country’s largest natural heritage and outreach programme to save species from extinction and reconnect people to nature. The parternship is funded by players of the National Lottery, Natural resources Wales, Welsh Government through The Landfill Disposals Tax communities scheme Administered by the WCVA, The Arts Council of Wales, The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and a number of other charitable trusts, foundations and corporate donors. All of which we’d like to thank for making this event possible

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