Activity for the launch weekend of 28-29th June 2014 include:

– Download the free smartphone app provided by Buglife, Friends of the Earth and B&Q at www.greatbritishbeecount.co.uk and go out and see how many different bees and bumblebees you can spot. Over half a million have been snapped so far! You can use it until the end of August and we’ll use the information to plan our future work.

– ‘Making Homes for Bees’: Families can learn how to make bug hotels and ‘plant a wildflower meadow in a pot’ at Manor Heath on Sunday 29th June between 10am-3.30pm (Marquee in Walled Garden, Manor Heath Park and Jungle Experience (Manor Heath Road, Halifax HX3 0EB). See Calendar for details.