Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Thank you so much for your support 🩵

A close-up of a Common carder bumblebee flying in the air on a dark green background.

Let's fill this feed with bumblebees – drop a 🐝 in the comments if you saw a bumblebee this weekend🩵

🚨 UK bumblebees are struggling to recover following their worst year on record 🚨

Please donate to our urgent cash appeal: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/give

Thank you so much for your support 💙

A graphic showing the eight common and rare and less common UK bumblebee species that can be seen in August. Many of the bumblebees have red crosses over them to indicate what could happen without the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.

August is the last month to see all these bumblebees ... but that could change🎱

UK bumblebees are struggling to recover following their worst year on record🚨

We need to raise £50,000 to make sure we can continue our vital work. Please, donate today: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/give

Thank you for your support and kind words 💙

Black text on a white background: Due to rising costs and more competition for funding, we are having to scale back our work. We’ve had to make painful decisions, including staff redundancies. With staff and resources stretched to their limit, we are now considering which vital projects may no longer be possible. This comes when bumblebees are struggling to recover following their worst year on record. I’ve never been more worried, or more determined to fight for a future for bumblebees. We need to raise £50,000 right away to make sure we can continue our vital work. If you’ve ever thought about giving a donation, we’re asking you to please, make it today. Thank you, We’re facing the hardest chapter in our history. Gill Perkins, CEO Bumblebee Conservation Trust

A message from our CEO.

Please, donate today: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/give

A brown graphic showiing a playground the statistic: 73% of UK councils use pesticides in parks and green spaces.

🚫🌼 Most UK councils still spray pesticides in parks, playgrounds and pavements, harming bumblebees and other wildlife.

📌 Check your council’s record: www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-free

📣 Demand better or celebrate progress!

#PesticideFreeTowns #PollinatorsNotPesticides

A beautiful Bombus lucorum male seen on #GentleshawCommon, #Staffs, 24/07/25 @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #Bumblebee #Bombus

A close-up of a Shrill carder bumblebee feeding on a yellow flower. Text reads: 'Speak up for bumblebees. Don't let developers dodge nature recovery. Take action now.

There’s still time to act for bumblebees 🚨

The Government plans to weaken Biodiversity Net Gain rules – letting developers skip nature recovery on small sites. That puts vital habitats at risk.

📢 Add your voice for nature by 24 July: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/173184/...

We welcome the progress on Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme. Credit to all the farmers and experts who’ve helped shape it so far.
But there is much more left to do.
We know nature-friendly farming works, for wildlife and farm resilience. Now Welsh Government must back farmers to go further, faster.

Amazing! Your local bumblebees and pollinators must love your garden. Thank you for supporting them 💛

And thank you for your support! 🐝

Your garden sounds like a true bumblebee haven! You never know with the nest spots when a bumblebee queen might take up residence 🐝💛

How do you help bumblebees? 🐝

This #BeesNeedsWeek we're celebrating the UK's bumblebees and we want to hear how you help your local bumblebees 🌻

What have you planted recently? Have you created a nesting spots in your garden? Are you a member of the Trust? 💛

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) consultation puts nature at risk | The Wildlife Trusts Have your say about what development should do for nature

We need as many people as possible to tell the government to put nature first. Please respond to the consultation by heading to our friends The Wildlife Trusts: www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...

🚨 £250m a year–£2.5bn in the next decade–could be lost for nature recovery 🚨

Government proposals on planning rules could see developments built on an area the size of the Yorkshire Dales without developers compensating for the wildlife destroyed.

📰 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Buzzing in the East End – Southeast London is here! 🐝🏢

We're inspiring people across southeast London to take action for our rare and common bumblebees.

Find out more and sign up for the latest project updates: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/buzzing-in-t...

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Fantastic video! We would love to share this on our social media channels. Please can you send it to media@bumblebeeconservation.org using the free version of wetransfer.com. We are happy to credit you if you wish 😊

Great pic!

Buzzing bombers incoming! 🐝🐝🐝 Sound up! 🔊🔊

The joy of watching this beauty of a bumblebee and ladybird together! #NatureTogether

If you would like to donate in Beelinda’s memory you can do so here: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/donate

UPDATE: Thank you vbloke and the Reddit community 💛

Thank you! This is bee-rilliant news 🐝

Thank you to our friends on Reddit Reddit user vbloke recently took care of Beelinda, a bumblebee with deformed wings, in her final days. It was heartwarming to see the updates and to discover an online community so passionate about bumblebees. In a further act of kindness, vbloke suggested users donate to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in Beelinda’s memory. So far this community has raised £219 in Beelinda’s memory. This small act of kindness has touched many hearts while raising awareness and support for the UK’s bumblebees. Thank you.

Thank you vbloke and the Reddit community 💛

Follow Beelinda's story here: ow.ly/wxl750WezSr

Bumblebee Conservation Trust: Conservation Projects Manager (Species Recovery) Maternity Cover advertised with CJS Salary £28,700 FTE (19,680 pro rata) per annum The Bumblebee Conservation Trust (the Trust) is looking for an experienced and self-motivated part-time (24 hours per week) Conservation Projects…

Conservation Projects Manager (Species Recovery) Maternity Cover with @BumblebeeTrust.bsky.social home based in Southern / South West England, 24 hpw for 12 months c-js.uk/4kzaPWJ

A true bumblebee hero!!! Congrats and thank you for supporting us 🎉🎉 What an amazing amount to raise #ThankYou

It was a privilege to stand up for bumblebees outside @parliament.scot today 🐝

Big thanks to everyone who joined to show Scotland’s decision-makers how much nature matters. Let’s hope they heard us!

#StandupforNature #BumblebeeManifesto @scotlink.bsky.social

It was a real buzz to be a part of this project! 🐝

YouTube video by WILDLABS.NET BumbleBuzz: Automatic Recognition of Bumblebee Species and Behaviour from Buzzing Sounds

Bumblebee numbers are declining. Can we use their sounds to protect them?

The BumbleBuzz and @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social project from the 2024 WILDLABS Awards used acoustics, AI, and citizen science to help conserve these species.

Learn about their project here:
youtu.be/a1GoSnZw6Yw?...