#pollinatingthepeak

[becca-thorne]

Bumblebees of the Peak District posters are back in stock! Tea towels and card packs are available too - link in bio, just click the Linktree, I've made a separate link especially for the posters, or just click Shop for everything else. And don't forget, all bumblebee products include a 10% donation to @bumblebeeconservationtrust ! If you see one of these up in a Hope Valley station in the Peak District, don't forget to photograph it and tag me so I can share it! . In other, non-bee news, my studio is so beautiful and sunny at the mo, but that means it's also crazy, chuffing hot 🌞🌡🔥 I can hear excited, joyous splashing from some kids in a paddling pool down the road. And I'm not at all jealous. I mean, i am. Obviously. I'm super jealous. Am I too old for a paddling pool? Could I dig a plunge pool...? Who wants to dig me a plunge pool? . . . . . #bumblebeeconservation #bumblebeesofthepeakdistrict #bumblebeesposter #pollinatingthepeak #hopevalley #grindlefordstation #edale #hathersage #etsygifts #etsyuk #bumblebeeid #savethebees #bilberrybumblebee #linocut #wildlifeillustration #folkart #folkillustration #bloodyboiling (at Grindleford station) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRoNI8RBS2K/?utm_medium=tumblr

[becca-thorne]

I'm back in the studio after a few days in the beautiful Peak District. On our journey up, we did a whistle stop tour of some of the Hope Valley railway stations to photograph my Bumblebees of The Peak District posters in situ. These were posted up by the Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership, in collaboration with Pollinating The Peak - the @bumblebeeconservationtrust's Peak District project to conserve the rare bilberry bumblebee. There are 10 posters on the Hope Valley line, but i only got to see a few of them, so if you see one, snap a photo and tag me! Some of them are by the bins, just because that's where the info boards are (hello Grindleford, which is actually a really nice spot!), but I love that so many people are learning all about local bumblebees from me! We didn't get to see any bilberry bumbles on our walks, but I did get some nice shots of Forest and Southern cuckoo bumblebees (the southern cuckoo has visible mites in the photo, which might have been slowing it down as it was pretty drowsy, but they usually don't bother them too much). . . . . #bumblebeesofthepeakdistrict #hopevalley #pollinatingthepeak #bumblebeeconservation #savethebees (at Edale, Peak District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQvUAg3h8Vf/?utm_medium=tumblr

[becca-thorne]

I'm so, so excited to finally be able to share this @bumblebeeconservationtrust project with you! I started work on the Great Bilberry Bumblebee Hunt with the Trust's Pollinating The Peak team at the start of last January - it was intended to be a series of free family summer events across the Peak District, culminating in a special celebration to mark the end of the Pollinating The Peak project, which has been all about conserving and raising awareness of the rare bilberry bumblebee. We worked super hard and squeezed all this work into a very short space of time, but just after it got back from the printers, the pandemic hit and everything was postponed.... 🐝 But now it's back on! 🌞 The first event took place at Markeaton Park in Derby at the weekend, and there are more to come! Find out more from @BuzzingPeaks on Twitter! . #savethebees #childrensillustration #pollinatingthepeak https://www.instagram.com/p/CQOkW0dnocY/?utm_medium=tumblr