Monitoring wing
Bumblebee-friendly Schools is made up of four different criteria called wings. In the Monitoring wing, students develop skills that allows them to monitor and improve their bumblebee-friendly spaces.
How your school’s actions will help bumblebees
Monitoring is a vital part of conservation. If we don’t track our actions, it is impossible to know if they are making things better, worse, or having no impact at all. Using the information gathered, we can adapt our conservation work to ensure the best outcome for bumblebees.
Schools must complete the following actions to achieve the Monitoring wing.
Action: Complete our ‘How to spot a bumblebee’ resource.
Guidance: This resource can be used in participating classrooms or with an eco/green group.
Evidence: Copies of two completed resources.
Action: Complete a bumblebee survey in your bumblebee-friendly area.
Guidance: Download our bumblebee survey form and use it to record any bumblebees in your bumblebee-friendly area. Surveys can be carried out by participating classes or by a designated group. Depending on the time of year and the types of plants you have, you may not see any bumblebees. It is still important to submit this data.
Evidence: Bumblebee survey data is submitted to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
Action: Carry out three bumblebee surveys, at least one month apart, and create a graph to show your results.
Guidance: Download our bumblebee survey form and use it to carry out at least three bumblebee surveys in your bumblebee-friendly area throughout the year. Bumblebee season runs from March to October, so choose three months from within this time frame. Depending on the time of year and the types of plants you have, you may not see any bumblebees. It is still important to submit this data.
Evidence: Bumblebee survey data is submitted to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
Find out more
Click on each wing below for more guidance on how to complete actions and provide evidence to earn Bumblebee-friendly Schools accreditation.
