Celebrating organisations taking action to support pollinators and tackle the ecological crisis.
We want the West of England to be the Bee and Pollinator Capital of the UK and to increase wildlife by 30% by 2030.
41% of pollinator species including bees and butterflies are in decline across the UK. We are working to increase the number of pollinators in our region, as part of our Climate and Ecological Strategy and Action Plan . This sets the ambition to increase wildlife by 30% by 2030 to help tackle the ecological emergency within the region.
However we need businesses, organisations and schools to work with us to achieve our ambitions!
The West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris has launched this year’s Bee Bold Awards to recognise businesses, organisations and schools that are taking positive action to support pollinators and wider nature.
Winning organisations, selected by a panel of experts from across the region, are presented with an award to recognise their fantastic efforts for pollinators and wider nature.
Their efforts are also captured in professional videos which get promoted as good practice via our website and social media channels.
Shortlisted and winning organisations also receive digital badges which can be displayed on their websites, social media, and promotional materials.
We all need to work together to protect and support pollinators and other species to recover and thrive. The Bee Bold Awards help to share success stories and practical ideas from across our region.
We all need to work together to protect and support pollinators and other species to recover and thrive. The Bee Bold Awards have help to share success stories and practical ideas from across our region.
Below are some examples of the different actions that we want to celebrate:
Since 2022, 18 outstanding projects from the business, education, and community sectors have been recognised as winners of the Bee Bold Awards. These organisations have taken innovative approaches to support pollinators and allowed nature to recover and thrive. Their practical actions, praised by a panel of local experts, highlight the region’s commitment to addressing the ongoing ecological crisis.
Check out the previous Bee Bold Award winners and shortlisted organisations within our region using our interactive map.
Over the past three years, we have held a Bee Bold Award event to celebrate our winners and shortlisted organisations. In 2022, hundreds of volunteers came together to plant over 7,000 wildflowers on Siston Common as part of the Awards day. The following year, Heart of BS13 hosted a community nature day at their Climate Hub in Hartcliffe. The most recent awards, in the autumn 2024, were held by Redcatch Community Garden who have created several of their own pollinator habitats in their Garden and across Redcatch Park.
For more information, visit our pollinator resource page.
We want our region to the be UK Bee & Pollinator Capital, with a range of habitats and spaces for our bees and wildlife to flourish.
We are funding community groups to help take action for pollinators within the West of England region.
Our Climate and Ecological Strategy and Action Plan sets the ambition for nature to be in recovery by 2030 and increase the abundance of wildlife by 30% in 2030.