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Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Event 2026
Join us at the Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (JBMS) event 2026 to learn how to monitor butterflies in Jersey. This important wildlife survey helps us understand changes in our butterfly…
Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Event 2025
Join us at the Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (JBMS) event 2025 to learn how to monitor butterflies in Jersey. This important wildlife survey helps us understand changes in our butterfly…
Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Training Day 2024
The annual Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (JBMS) event returns in 2024. Date and Time: Saturday May 18th, 10am – 3pm. Location: Frances Le Sueur Centre, St Ouen. Reserve your place…
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FIT Count Training Event
Would you like to help monitor pollinators in Jersey by taking part in a simple citizen science survey? Join the National Trust for Jersey at Victoria Tower on Sunday 28th April 2024…
FIT Counts 2024 – Survey Season Starts on 1st April
The Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT Count) survey season starts on 1st April 2024. A Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT Count) is a simple citizen science survey that collects data on the…
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Air pollution is changing the scent of flowers and confusing insects
Insects may be struggling to find flowers due to air pollution degrading the chemical compounds responsible for their enticing floral scents. There has been a growing interest in the potential…
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Victoria Tower Pollinator Reserve
Thanks to funding kindly provided by the National Trust for Jersey’s corporate partner, Fiduchi, the Trust’s site at Victoria Tower is being transformed into a pollinator reserve. The site is…
Landmark report shows thousands of animal and plant species in decline across the UK
A comprehensive report on the state of UK nature shows that one-sixth of the species assessed are at risk of disappearing from England, Scotland and Wales. Out of over 10,000…
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The spiky texture of sunflower pollen may clear bee guts of parasites
Sunflower pollen’s spiky texture reduces infections of a common gut pathogen in bumblebees by 94%. Wild plants and food crops rely heavily on insects including bees for pollination. Unfortunately, habitat…
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Jersey Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Training Day 2023
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…
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Protected areas in Britain are failing to prevent the decline of insects and spiders
Invertebrate monitoring data shows that protected areas designated for conservation in Britain are losing invertebrate species at the same rate as unprotected areas, highlighting the need for more effective land…
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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…