Bumblebees in Braemar: ID workshop & rare species survey

Date: Sunday 22 September 2024
Time: 10:30 – 15:30pm
Location: Braemar Golf Club, Cluniebank Road Braemar AB35 5XX
Cost: No charge

Did you know there are 20 different bumblebee species found in Scotland?

Join Annie Ives & Helen Dickinson from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust for this identification workshop and rare species survey day.

We’ll spend the morning in the classroom, developing your bumblebee identification skills, focusing on some of our rarer species in the area, and learning more about how we can all help these important wild pollinators by reporting bumblebee sightings.

After a break for lunch (please bring your own packed or join us in the Clubhouse for lunch), we will spend the afternoon taking your classroom-learned bumblebee identification skills outside. Practice your field skills, learn how best to record your finds and contribute important scientific data to fill our knowledge gaps about bumblebees in the Cairngorms National Park. We’ll be looking out for scarce Broken-belted bumblebees (Bombus soroeensis) as well as adding records for common species too.

Please bring suitable clothing for the afternoon, including walking shoes.

This event is aimed at an adult audience. Older children with an interest in bumblebees and natural history are welcome. Under 18s must be accompanied by their responsible adult at all times. 16- and 17-year olds are welcome with parental consent – please get in touch for further details and a consent form.