Become a member
Join our fight to save the bumblebees.
Since the 1940s, the UK has lost 97% of its wildflower meadows, and two species of bumblebee have become extinct. Today, eight bumblebee species risk the same fate.
Become a member today and join our fight to save the bumblebees. On joining, you’ll receive our welcome pack full of goodies to help you support your local pollinators!
Gift membership
Inspire a loved one and help the Bumblebee Conservation Trust carry out it’s vital mission to save the bumblebees. Your gift membership provides a year of benefits, including a bumblebee welcome pack, our membership magazine Buzzword three times a year, and access to exclusive member events.
Choose your membership type
Choose your membership type below or renew your membership.
Your membership pack
As a thank you for your membership, you’ll receive a welcome pack in the post containing:
- ‘Buzzword’ membership magazine
- Enamel bumblebee pin badge
- Wildflower seeds*
- Pocket ID guide
- Postcard
- Factsheets
- Car window sticker
As a member, you’ll also receive Buzzword magazine three times a year, and have access to our exclusive scientific e-news, Bombus Review.
*Excludes overseas membership
Youth and Family membership
Ignite young hearts and minds with our youth membership – Bumble Club! We want to inspire children to take action for bumblebees whilst learning about these incredible pollinators! Recommended for ages 4-12, your welcome pack includes:
- ‘Bumble Club’ newsletter
- Fridge magnet
- Button badge
- Pocket magnifier
- Pocket ID guide
- Sunflower seeds
- Record of achievement chart
- Poster
As a member, you’ll receive Bumble Club newsletter three times a year. Why not join as a Family membership and you’ll receive both our standard welcome pack AND our youth welcome pack, as well as getting our Buzzword magazine three times a year.
How your membership helps
By becoming a member, you’ll not only be joining our community of dedicated supporters, you’ll also be contributing to our vital conservation work across the UK to save bumblebees. Work like:
- Creating and restoring flower-rich grasslands so bumblebees have a place to feed, nest and hibernate
- Advising landowners, farmers and communities on how to enhance their land for bumblebees
- Raising awareness of the plight of the bumblebees through our work with communities, schools and members of the public
- Researching bumblebee decline and prevention through our bumblebee-monitoring scheme, BeeWalk
Other ways you can join
Join by post
If you would prefer to join by post, download and complete our Membership Form and post it to:
Membership, Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Units 6-7 Beta Centre, Stirling University Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF.
Join by phone
Call our team on 01786 594 130 for payments by Direct Debit or credit card. Our office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
If you are having any issues joining online, please email membership@bumblebeeconservation.org and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Pay by BACS
If you would prefer to pay for your membership via a BACS transfer, please contact us on 01786 594 130 or email membership@bumblebeeconservation.org for our bank details.