Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Counts

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    2. Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Counts

    3. Q&A with Dr Miranda Bane

    4. FIT Count Guidance Documents

    5. FIT Count Guidance Videos

    6. FIT Count Quiz

    7. Further Info
  • £10.00
  • 0.5 hours of video content

What will be covered during this course?

Aimed at citizen scientists, site managers, environmental educators, and conservationists looking to contribute to national biodiversity monitoring personally or incorporate pollinator monitoring into their volunteer programmes.

  • Understand the role of FIT Counts in pollinator conservation and citizen science.

  • Learn how to conduct FIT Counts, including flower selection, observation, and pollinator categorisation.

  • Gain confidence in using tools to record and submit FIT Count data to the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS).

Ecology tutor

Miranda Bane

Pollinator Specialist

Dr Miranda Bane is a pollinator ecologist specialising in the interactions between plants, pollinators, and people. Miranda works as an independent researcher, collaborating with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, focusing on citizen science and urban biodiversity. She is part of the Scotland Team for The UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (POMS).

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