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Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Training Day
Love butterflies ? Are you Wild About Jersey? Come and learn how to identify them and become part of the Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme. Event details The event will cover…
Wild About Pollinators Event
This free event will give you an insight into the importance of pollinators and how you can help conserve them. Interested in learning more about Pollinators? Come along and learn…
Insect decline seen in UK ‘bug splat’ data
Bugs Matter survey finds that UK flying insects have declined by nearly 60% in less than 20 years. The 2021 Bugs Matter findings, which are published in a report released…
Reversing the Decline of Insects
The Wildlife Trusts have published a new report ‘Reversing the Decline of Insects’. The report provides examples of how farmers, communities, councils and charities are taking action to support wild…
Virtual Talks, Lessons & Workshops
As a key partner in the Pollinator Project, the Jersey Biodiversity Centre is excited to host a range of free virtual pollinator themed activities for all ages this summer. Whilst…
Bumblebees Force Plants to Flower Early by Damaging Their Leaves
When bumblebees emerge from hibernation in early spring they rely on the food provided by newly blooming flowers. However, bees sometimes emerge early and find that plants are still flowerless.…
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Jersey Biodiversity Centre Pollinator Report for 2019
The Jersey Biodiversity Centre has produced a report exploring pollinator records submitted in 2019. The report, authored by Jersey Biodiversity Centre student volunteer Daniel Ferreira, compiles together the number of…
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How to Build a 5-Star Bee n’ Bee for Solitary Bees
Wild bees not only fill our environment with life, colour and beauty, as pollinators of crops and wildflowers these fascinating little creatures are among the most important animals on earth.…
Insect A&E
Our friends at Butterfly Conservation and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust have teamed up with Channel 5’s Dr Amir Khan to provide advice on creating an Insect A&E in your garden.…
New Study Sheds Light on UK’s Overlooked Bee Species
The UK’s first citizen science project focusing on the nesting ecology of ground nesting solitary bees has revealed that they nest in a broader range of habitats than previously thought.…
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Flowering Plants for Pollinators in Winter
Although there are very few pollinating insects active in January and February, those that do appear are often struggling to find food. In recent years, Buff-tailed Bumblebees have maintained colonies…
Great Pollinator Reads in 2019
With Christmas just around the corner, here are some great books to buy as presents, or to put on your own Santa’s wish list. The Garden Jungle – Dave Goulson Top…
Insect Declines and Why They Matter
Insect declines and why they matter is a new report authored by invertebrate expert and friend of the Channel Island Pollinator Project Professor Dave Goulson. The report details the crucial…
The Importance of Ivy
Ivy is, arguably, the most important flowering plant for pollinators in the autumn which is at a time when there is often little else on offer to them to feed…
Banque, Hedgerow & Tree Management Advice
In Jersey the The ‘Visite du Branchage’ inspections take place twice a year in each parish during the three weeks commencing 24th June and the three weeks commencing 1st September.…
Gardening for Pollinators
We are all now becoming aware that our pollinators are in trouble, and that we need them for our food, as well as to enjoy butterflies and bees in the…
Planting for Pollinators in Jersey
Sheena Brockie has just published a fantastic post on her blog ‘The Good Jersey Life’ detailing her efforts to encourage pollinators on her land. You can read all about Sheena’s…
Cuckoo Bumblebee or True (social) Bumblebee?
From May onwards, Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebees start appearing in gardens, searching for established bumblebee nests. From an identification point of view, they are somewhat tricky to separate from Buff-tailed Bumblebees.…
Wild Bees’ Nest Made Entirely Out of Plastic Discovered in Argentina
Scientists in Argentina have discovered a wild bee’s nest made entirely out of plastic. The research, published in the journal Apidologie, provides the first documented evidence of this phenomenon. From…
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Widespread Declines in Wild Bee and Hoverfly Species Across Britain
The first national survey of pollinating insects across Great Britain has revealed that a third of wild bee and hoverfly species are in decline, which scientists say “highlights a fundamental…
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March Spotlight species
One of the most conspicuous insects found on cliff paths and in meadows at this time of the year is the Black Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus). This flightless insect is so…