Current Projects
At the heart of the Buzz Club are our citizen science projects - and our fantastic volunteers who dig, count, spot, tend and collect data to help answer our questions!
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With global biodiversity declines ongoing, it have never been more important to get involved in insect conservation.
Garden Shop Calculator
Use our Garden Shop Calculator to find out a) how much your harvest would cost you to buy in the supermarket, and b) what proportion of that is directly a result of insect pollination of the flowers.
This will also help us to understand how much UK gardening relies on insects, demonstrate why it is so important to conserve them.
Hoverfly Lagoons
Hoverflies are very important pollinators, with a variety of life cycles. Some hoverflies have larvae that live in shallow water and feed off decaying plant matter, which is an environment our gardens often lack.
Sign up to this project to add an artificial breeding habitat to your garden, and help us to optimise the design of the Hoverfly Lagoon.
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Insect ID Quiz
Identifying insects is a key skill to have as a Buzz Club volunteer. We want to find out how well our volunteers are at identifying insects, which are easiest to identify and if providing training helps improve accuracy and confidence! This project is suitable for all ages (18 years+) and abilities as well as being a quick project to take part in!
Bug Bunkers
Have you ever wondered where insects go over Winter? Do they all hibernate? How can adults be ready to appear as soon as the sun comes out in Spring?
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This year, the Buzz Club would like to investigate the uses of this hotel further. We would like to find out what range of invertebrates occupy this hotel, and whether it can be used as an effective surveying tool.
