BeeWalk

BeeWalk is a standardised bumblebee-monitoring scheme which involves volunteer ‘BeeWalkers’ walking the same fixed route (transect) once a month between March and October, counting the bumblebees seen and identifying them to species and caste (queen, worker, male) where possible.

Established in 2008, and opened to the public in 2010, the twin aims of the scheme are collecting abundance and distribution data on the UK’s bumblebees, and using this data as widely as possible to analyse population trends and carry out other research as appropriate.

The information collected by BeeWalk volunteers is integral to monitoring how bumblebee populations change through time, and will allow us to detect early warning signs of population declines. All data collected will contribute to important long-term monitoring of bumblebee population changes in response to changes in land-use and climate change and, ultimately, to informing how we manage the countryside.

For a full summary of progress to date, download the BeeWalk Annual Report 2021.

To register to take part in our BeeWalk scheme, please visit – https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/surveys/