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The new FIT Count season is nearly here 🎉🎆👏 From 1st April onwards, when weather is good, enjoy spending 10 minutes counting the insects on flowers - wherever you can find flowers, and as often as you wish, to help monitor #pollinators. Full details:
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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 and give it a try over the bank holiday 👍
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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.
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RT @UKBMSLive: Join us at the UKBMS 50th Anniversary Conference!. We can't wait to celebrate this milestone year with you 🎂 Join us for a….
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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 & subscribe at
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RT @ScotPollinators: In our latest blog we join Lynne Bates of Scottish Wildlife Trust in taking a peek at the stunning Ayrshire Nectar Net….
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RT @theNPMS: Our fourth NPMS Annual Report is hot off the press. This year we take a special look at the achievements of the scheme & our v….
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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:
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RT @wildflower_hour: This week’s challenge is #PollinatorPals! Find a flowering wild or naturalised plant with a pollinating visitor & snap….
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RT @PollinatorPlan: 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 wit….
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RT @savebutterflies: It's the final weekend to get out for the #BigButterflyCount and help take nature's pulse 🦋. You don't need to be an e….
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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
Abstract. Pollinator declines are a global concern, and garden plants can help mitigate declines in biodiversity. The availability, functionality, variety,
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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
The expanded 2025 list now includes over 10,000 plants, with evidence-based plant choices to benefit all kinds of pollinators, from bees and butterflies to moths and hoverflies
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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
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RT @ScotPollinators: The latest FIT Count season is well underway now. When weather is good, enjoy spending 10 minutes counting the insects….
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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
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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
Learn how to protect our pollinators and get involved with science games, honey tasting and more.
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. 🔗
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RT @APHAgovuk: 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….
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RT @UniRdg_Research: Join @UniofReading’s #ReadingBeeTeam for #BeesNeedsWeek with @DefraGovUK on 15 July at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.….
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RT @UK_CEH: As #InsectWeek begins, we’re excited to share the latest @PoMScheme annual report 🐝🪰🪲 . This year we also welcome The RHS as a….
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The sun is shining for #FITcounts this weekend! On Sunday @PoMScheme team enjoyed introducing families to the insect life on our community meadow, as part of The Springline Project @ChilternsNL #MendtheGap We’d love to hear of other community events where you are 🐝☀️@UK_CEH
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