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Photo: Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) by Kate Jaconello

Contact us

We love to hear from you. Please be aware that the Trust receives a high volume of enquiries throughout the year. Sometimes there may be a delay in getting back to you or we may be unable to respond.

 

Before getting in touch, please check our FAQs page where you may find the answer you are looking for.

An Early bumblebee preparing to land on a white spring flower.
Kate Jaconello
  • General bumblebee enquiries

    Regrettably, we are no longer able to provide a Bumblebee Enquiries service. We are unable to respond to your phone or email enquiry about bumblebee behaviour, identification or nests.

    Information covering these topics and more can be found by using the search box or by visiting our Frequently Asked Questions.

    Please do not send questions of this nature to the contact details below as these teams will be unable to respond.

  • Membership, donations and fundraising

    Become a member, make a donation or raise money to help fund our vital work to save bumblebees using our Join and donate page.

    If you are experiencing problems joining or donating via our website or are an existing supporter and wish to update your details, please contact membership@bumblebeeconservation.org.

  • Online shop

    For questions about Bumblebee Conservation Trust merchandise (except clothing – see below) please contact ⁠membership@bumblebeeconservation.org

     

    Our online clothing shop is managed and fulfilled by our partners at Teemill, who look after all aspects of our clothing orders. Please visit the website: https://bumblebeeconservationteemill.com/help/ or alternatively, you can contact them directly by emailing hello@teemill.com or calling 01983 409790.

  • Businesses, Trusts and Foundations

    For queries about:

    • Becoming a business member or donor.
    • Supporting the Trust via your organisation’s Charity of the Year scheme.
    • Discussing how your business or charitable trust or foundation could support bumblebees and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.

    Please contact fundraising@bumblebeeconservation.org.

    You can also find more information about how your business can support the Trust on our Business supporters page.

  • Speaker and event requests

    Thank you for your interest in having us attend an event or speak to your community group or school about bumblebees. We are currently unable to respond to talk and event requests but please do visit this page later in the year when we will have our contact form available again.

  • Projects

    To learn more about our projects and how we are taking action for bumblebees across England, Scotland and Wales please visit our Current projects page.

    If you would like to get involved with one of our projects, please get in contact using the email address on the appropriate project page.

  • Volunteering

    If you would like to volunteer for the Trust or find out more before making this decision, you can attend one of our ‘Introduction to volunteering’ online sessions to find out more. Find out when the next sessions are by visiting our Events calendar.

    Alternatively, if you have another query, please email volunteering@bumblebeeconservation.org.

    You can also find more information on our Volunteering page.

  • BeeWalk

    Contribute to our understanding about bumblebee populations by becoming a BeeWalker today. Please visit our Bumblebee surveying and monitoring page for more information.

    For any queries not answered on our website, please email beewalk@bumblebeeconservation.org.

  • Science and data

    Find out more about the Trust’s Scientific research including how to collaborate with us or use our data in a project.

  • Education

    We have a range of bumblebee resources for students of all ages. You can find more information on our Curriculum-linked education resources page and Bumblebee-friendly Schools Award page.

    For any queries not answered on our website, please email education@bumblebeeconservation.org.

  • Land management advice

    For expert land management advice and consultancy services, including strategies to boost biodiversity and create real, measurable impact for our bumblebees and your business, please email consultancy@bumblebeeconservation.org.

  • Vacancies

    If you have a passion for nature and wildlife and would like a job in the environmental sector, you’re in the right place! Please visit our Vacancies page for the latest opportunites to work for the Trust.

  • Press and media

    We are the UK’s trusted experts on bumblebees. We would love to talk to you about how we can raise awareness together. Please visit our Press and media page to contact us and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

  • Report a website issue

    If you are experiencing an issue with our website, please email media@bumblebeeconservation.org with details of your issue and a member of the team will look into it.

Get in touch

Bumblebee Conservation Head Office
Beta Centre
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF

Community guidelines

Please note that our email inboxes and social media pages are only monitored between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. We aim to respond within 5 working days, however, we cannot always respond to everyone.

We monitor and moderate our communication channels to encourage positive interactions. We appreciate feedback and respectful debate, but we may remove comments, block accounts, choose not to continue a phone call or reply to an email with anyone who we consider to be acting in the following ways: abusive, threatening or inciting hate towards the Trust or others, obscene, defamatory or insulting, unlawful, or contrary to our charitable objectives.”