@PoMScheme

The UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, a partnership led by UKCEH (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology). Follow us on Bluesky (https://xitter.cf/t.co/Maj3buT9Ip)

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Follow PoMS on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/pomscheme.b… for the latest news on #pollinators and see our latest Annual Report ukpoms.org.uk/reports
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Happy New Year from the PoMS team! Incase you missed our December newsletter, find it here including: 📊 updates on 2025 surveys 🌼 FIT Count projects (now is the perfect time to sign up for 2026) 🪰🐝🐞 links to a great series of past & upcoming #pollinator webinars ⬇️⬇️
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We're on track for our highest ever total of FIT Counts this year 👏🎉 - a huge thank you to everyone taking part 🙏 And there's still a month to go! All counts up to the end of September will add to the data for this year and help us monitor changes in #pollinator numbers.
Chart showing the numbers of FIT Counts accumulating from April to September each year, with the line for 2025 set to reach a higher total than any previous year

ALT Chart showing the numbers of FIT Counts accumulating from April to September each year, with the line for 2025 set to reach a higher total than any previous year

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Target flowers for FIT Counts at the moment include heathers, Ivy, Buddleia & thistles, but if you don't have any of those nearby it's fine to use other flowers - see the FIT Count guides at ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts and give it a try over the bank holiday 👍
Hoverfly visiting a thistle flower

ALT Hoverfly visiting a thistle flower

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UKBMS Live Data@UKBMSLive22 Aug 2025
Join us at the UKBMS 50th Anniversary Conference! We can't wait to celebrate this milestone year with you 🎂 Join us for a day of butterfly science, celebrations and chatting with other butterfly enthusiasts. Book your free place here - buff.ly/prxPuTC #UKBMS50
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The latest PoMS e-news is out: updates on FIT Counts in 2025; news of a new UK butterfly; research on plants for pollinators; PoMS local projects; & some great forthcoming events. If you missed it you can read it at mailchi.mp/e73193cb8054/uk-p… & subscribe at ukpoms.org.uk/subscribe
Screenshots of parts of the PoMS e-newsletter, with examples of charts and images of bees on Ivy

ALT Screenshots of parts of the PoMS e-newsletter, with examples of charts and images of bees on Ivy

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National Plant Monitoring Scheme@theNPMS29 Jul 2025
Our fourth NPMS Annual Report is hot off the press. This year we take a special look at the achievements of the scheme & our volunteers over the last decade, as the NPMS celebrates it's special 10th anniversary. Read the report here ow.ly/lbMF50WwzpT #NPMS10
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NEW: Your PoMS Insights - if you sent in a FIT Count in 2024-25 you may have had an email from us with feedback on how your results, and to thank you for your participation - and hopefully encourage you to keep adding new counts! More info: ukpoms.org.uk/news/insights
Graphics showing examples from the new PoMS Insights emails: - Count activity: Shows the counts you have contributed in 2025 (pink line) and 2024 (grey line). Every single count helps make our data more meaningful! - Target flowers: Shows which target flowers you have used for your counts this year - Insect diversity: Shows the number of insects from all your FIT Counts this year, compared to the overall averages.

ALT Graphics showing examples from the new PoMS Insights emails: - Count activity: Shows the counts you have contributed in 2025 (pink line) and 2024 (grey line). Every single count helps make our data more meaningful! - Target flowers: Shows which target flowers you have used for your counts this year - Insect diversity: Shows the number of insects from all your FIT Counts this year, compared to the overall averages.

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wildflowerhour@wildflower_hour7 Aug 2025
This week’s challenge is #PollinatorPals! Find a flowering wild or naturalised plant with a pollinating visitor & snap away. Of course it’s not just about bees! Butterflies, moths, wasps, flies & beetles can all be #pollinators too! Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday
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All-Ireland Pollinator Plan@PollinatorPlan6 Aug 2025
It's the perfect time to check if your bee box has been used this year. Check if any of the cavities are closed off with pieces of leaf or mud. If they're empty & it hasn’t been used, store it indoors over winter & move it to a new location near a food source next spring.
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Butterfly Conservation 🦋@savebutterflies8 Aug 2025
It's the final weekend to get out for the #BigButterflyCount and help take nature's pulse 🦋 You don't need to be an expert to make a big difference for butterflies and moths. All you need is 15 mins, a spot of sunshine and patience! bigbutterflycount.butterfly-… 📷: @pallantmedical
A Speckled Wood butterfly rests on a person's hand as they submit a count through Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count app.

ALT A Speckled Wood butterfly rests on a person's hand as they submit a count through Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count app.

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Scientists from the Royal Horticultural Society have reviewed and updated the RHS "Plants for Pollinators" list, and volunteers at RHS gardens are using PoMS FIT Counts to gather further data on insects visiting flowers rhs.org.uk/science/articles/…

Plants for Pollinators list expands

RHS list grows to over 10,000 evidence-based plants supporting bees, butterflies, moths and hoverflies.

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For full details of the science behind the RHS review see the paper by Andy Salisbury et al. academic.oup.com/bioscience/…

Choosing to be picky: an evidence-based system for selecting pollinator-friendly garden plants to...

Abstract. Pollinator declines are a global concern, and garden plants can help mitigate declines in biodiversity. The availability, functionality, variety,

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Another great day for #BeesNeedsWeek2025 at RHS Garden Rosemoor discovering #pollinators with RHS staff and volunteers. The rain held off for two fun #FITcount sessions, Scabious and Fennel buzzing with insects in the Cottage Garden! Find out more rhs.org.uk/science/research/…
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Lots of #pollinator discussion and a chance for visitors to meet some insects up close at today's Kew event for #BeesNeedsWeek with colleagues from @DefraGovUK and @UniofReading #BeesNeedsWeek2025
Visitors to the displays under the amazing structure of The Hive at Kew Gardens

ALT Visitors to the displays under the amazing structure of The Hive at Kew Gardens

A FIT Count in progress, targeting knapweed in the wild flower meadow next to The Hive

ALT A FIT Count in progress, targeting knapweed in the wild flower meadow next to The Hive

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Looking forward to joining colleagues at Kew Gardens tomorrow for #BeesNeedsWeek2025 - find out about #bees & other #pollinators + have a go at a Flower-Insect Timed Count to help monitor what's happening #BeesNeedsWeek. See details on the Kew website at kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on…

Bees' Needs science festival

Learn how to protect our pollinators and get involved with science games, learning activities, honey tasting and more.

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Connecting Research@UniRdg_Research14 Jul 2025
It's @DefraGovUK's #BeesNeedsWeek and the @UniofReading’s #ReadingBeeTeam will be at the Kew Gardens tomorrow. Visit our Bumblearium to discover the diversity of bees, their role in pollinating crops, and the science behind efforts to save them. 🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
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APHA
@APHAgovuk14 Jul 2025
Want to know more about wild bees and the things you can do to help them? Have a look at our National Bee Unit's guide to wild bees in the UK: nationalbeeunit.com/assets/P… #BeesNeedsWeek #Bees #WildBees
Image shows B hortorum in sage crop. Photo credit Julia Hoggard.

ALT Image shows B hortorum in sage crop. Photo credit Julia Hoggard.

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Connecting Research@UniRdg_Research8 Jul 2025
Join @UniofReading’s #ReadingBeeTeam for #BeesNeedsWeek with @DefraGovUK on 15 July at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Discover the diversity of bees, their important role in pollinating crops, and the science behind efforts to save them. 🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
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UKCEH@UK_CEH23 Jun 2025
As #InsectWeek begins, we’re excited to share the latest @PoMScheme annual report 🐝🪰🪲 This year we also welcome The RHS as a new PoMS partner! 👏🏼 Planting a variety of flowers and creating diverse habitats is key for pollinators 🌼 News: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/new… 🧵1/
Front cover of UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme Annual Report 2024, including image of Variable Nomad Bee, Nomada zonata © Steven Falk and logos of UKCEH, JNCC and PoMS

ALT Front cover of UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme Annual Report 2024, including image of Variable Nomad Bee, Nomada zonata © Steven Falk and logos of UKCEH, JNCC and PoMS

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