August 2022
On Saturday 20 July PLT conducted a training session on identifying pollinators – ranging from bumblebees to butterflies – for the PLT team and member organisations.
The session was held at Capel Manor College in Enfield and led by freelance entomologist, Stuart Roberts. Stuart works with Reading University and is a trustee of the BBCT (Bumblebee Conservation Trust).
Stuart began by presenting information in the classroom, then coached participants on how to catch pollinators using nets. The second half of the session was spent out ‘in the field’ of the Capel Manor Gardens practising newly-acquired identification skills.
Attendees included Reading University ecologist Konstantinos Tsiolis, who has been helping assist PLT with its seasonal habitat reviews, and artist Alex Hirtzel. PLT’s Chairman John Burton and Vice Chair Dr Heather Barrett-Mold OBE pictured below.
