Contains three recorded entoLEARN webinars
Welcome to Bumblebees of the UK
FREE PREVIEW“The Big 8” Common Bumblebees
Rare and Localised Bumblebees
Cuckoo and Extinct Bumblebees
Q&A with Dr Nikki Gammans
Useful Books
Further Info
Aimed at amateur naturalists, biological recorders, wildlife gardeners, conservationists, environmental educators and environmental professionals looking to improve their knowledge of UK invertebrates.
Understand the diversity and ecological roles of bumblebees in the UK, including their life cycles, behaviours, and importance as pollinators.
Develop skills to accurately identify common bumblebee species in the field, utilising key morphological features and understanding variations among castes.
Learn how to record and report bumblebee observations, contributing to national biodiversity monitoring and conservation initiatives.
“I recently accessed the BRC online course on Bumblebees written and presented by Dr Nikki Gammans. Nikki is a first-rate tutor and naturalist, who is a bumblebee expert and works with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. The course covers all the UK bumblebee species in detail, including maps of where the bumblebees have been recorded and close-up footage video recordings of bumblebees in their preferred habitat. I thoroughly enjoyed learning through Nikki’s informative style of presentation, and I would recommend the course to anyone who is engaged in habitat creation and restoration for enhancing biodiversity. Nikki also provided excellent resources for further self-study, equipment suppliers for aiding bumblebee ID in the field, and opportunities for involvement in citizen science through BeeWalk monthly, PoMS and iRecord. I would absolutely give a 10/10 rating for this course.”
Rachel Brindle (Wildlife Conservation Officer)
“I took this course because I was looking to learn more about our native bumblebees and how to identify them. I really enjoyed this course, as it was very clearly structured and the enthusiasm of the tutor was infectious. I liked that it wasn't just about identifying them but also their life cycles and the threats to the rarer species. Learning about the cuckoo bumblebees was also really interesting. I would definitely recommend this course to others looking to learn about our native bumblebee species, whether for their own interest or looking to survey them, and I hope to do more BRC courses in future. 10/10”
Megan Jones (Ecologist)
Very helpful course when learning to identify British bumblebees.
Very helpful course when learning to identify British bumblebees.
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Thank you so much for this course and looking forward to anything more
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