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Bumblebees in the Cairngorms

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A landscape of heather-clad slopes with mountains in the background. A bumblebee if flying towards the heather.

Date: Friday 11 April 2025
Time: 18:00 – 19:30pm

Location: In person, Dorenell Visitor Centre
Cost: FREE

Join Skills for Bees, Project Officer Annie Ives to learn more about the identification and ecology of bumblebees, focusing on some of the rare and special bumblebees found in the Cairngorms National Park. Find out why they are so important and what you can do to help these charismatic creatures!

In this talk we will take a closer look at the identification and ecology of bumblebees in the Cairngorms and learn top tips to begin telling them apart. We’ll discuss why bumblebees are so important to our lives and environment, how they support our farms and countryside and how we can help them in return.

This event is suitable for bumblebee beginners and enthusiasts alike!