Led by Buglife Cymru and Bumblebee Conservation Trust, this training workshop will cover the management of sites such as nature reserves and farmland for pollinators in the Gwent Levels.

We will focus on the Shrill carder bee as a flagship species, and Newport Wetlands Reserve as a case study site.

This training is aimed at anyone involved in land management decisions such as local authority staff, reserves staff, farmers and land management advisors. 

The workshop includes: 

• An introduction to pollinators on the Gwent Levels​ – Clare Dinham, Buglife Cymru

• Managing farmland for pollinators​ – Sinead Lynch, Bumblebee Conservation Trust

• Shrill carder bee: a flagship species for managing and restoring a landscape for pollinators​ – Bex Cartwright, Bumblebee Conservation Trust

• Newport Wetlands: a case study of a pollinator hotspot on the Gwent Levels ​– Kevin Dupé, Natural Resources Wales

• Best practise discussion workshops

This workshop will be delivered via Zoom so make sure you have the most up to date version.