Pan trap survey data from the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, 2017-2022

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This dataset contains samples and occurrences of insects and flowers collected for the 1 km square survey of the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS). It covers the years 2017 to 2022 (note that 2017 was a pilot year and has less data than subsequent years, and that the survey first became active in Northern Ireland in 2021, which was a pilot year in that country). This survey uses pan traps positioned on transects within a randomly allocated set of 1 km squares across the UK. The sample data contains information on the location of the traps, various environmental variables, and the total number of insect specimens collected. The occurrence data for insects contains records of all hoverflies and bees from the traps, identified (wherever possible) to species level. The occurrence data for flowers contains records of all forbs that are in flower within 2 metres of each pan-trap station. (In addition, Flower-Insect Timed Counts are carried out in the same 1 km squares, see separate dataset for these data.) UK PoMS is co-ordinated by UKCEH, with the following delivery partners up to 2022: the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Butterfly Conservation, British Trust for Ornithology, Hymettus, Natural History Museum, the University of Reading and University of Leeds. PoMS Steering Group members in 2022 were JNCC, DAERA, Defra, NatureScot, Welsh Government, All-Ireland Pollinators Plan, Natural England, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, Buglife and National Biodiversity Network. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4a565007-d3a1-468d-9f84-70ec7594fafe

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2025-11-13
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The following acknowledgement is required for use of this dataset: The UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (UK PoMS) is a partnership funded jointly by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) (through funding from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland). UKCEH’s contribution is part-funded by the Natural Environment Research Council formerly as part of the UK-SCAPE programme (award NE/R016429/1) and now as part of the NC-UK programme (award NE/Y006208/1) delivering National Capability. Between 2017 and 2021, PoMS was funded by UKCEH and Defra (England), Welsh Government, Scottish Government, DAERA (Northern Ireland), and JNCC. PoMS is indebted to the many volunteers who carry out surveys and contribute data to the scheme.
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4a565007-d3a1-468d-9f84-70ec7594fafe
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Latitude: 60.861° to °
Longitude: -8.648° to 1.768°
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2025-08-19 (publication)
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