A NEW ‘Bee Together’ project to help local schools support B-Lines and bug corridors is set to be launched by Malvern Hills District Council.
The project will be launched at Great Malvern Primary School this month, which will engage with reception pupils and the school’s eco-council.
The school will be working with Buglife, the only organisation in Europe focusing on the conservation of all invertebrates to halt their extinction by achieving sustainable populations.
The district council is providing £2,500 destination zero funding, which will be available for up to five schools in the Bee Together programme’s first year.
Each school will be able to access funds to deliver bug hotels, well-bean beds and seed bombs which will help pupils develop a greater understanding of these species.
The project will raise awareness of B-Lines, a series of ‘insect pathways’ running through the countryside and towns that will act as a solution to the loss of flowers and pollinators.
Buglife is restoring and creating a series of wildflower-rich habitat stepping stones along the insect pathways.
The pathways link existing wildlife areas together, creating a network that will weave across the British landscape.
Nikki Selby, Headteacher at Great Malvern Primary School, said: “I hope our involvement in Bee Together will help to show that when it comes to our bug life, even the smallest individual actions can make a difference.
“By helping to link our B-Lines together through green spaces in schools, our pupils are pleased to learn more about bees and bugs and to support insect-friendly corridors and safe spaces where pollinators can find food, shelter and rest.”
