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Location data of worker bumblebees across an agricultural landscape in Buckinghamshire, UK

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Environmental Information Data Centre
Updated
18 September 2026
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Summary

This dataset contains locations of worker bumblebees of five species (Bombus terrestris, B. lapidarius, B. pascuorum, B. hortorum, B. ruderatus) across an agricultural landscape centred on the Hillesden Estate, Buckinghamshire, UK. Locations were recorded in the field using a handheld GPS unit. Workers were non-lethally DNA sampled between June and August 2011, and genetic analysis used to confirm species and assign individuals to full-sib groups (colonies). Data were collected as part of a project led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, funded under the Insect Pollinators Initiative. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a60f52b8-0f9f-44f6-aca4-861cb461a0eb

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
15 September 2026
Harvest GUID
a60f52b8-0f9f-44f6-aca4-861cb461a0eb
Extent (Latitude)
51.979° to 51.936°
Extent (Longitude)
-1.03° to -0.965°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2014-08-26
Dataset reference date (creation)
2011-06-20
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Responsible party
(author, pointOfContact, publisher, owner, custodian); Institute of Zoology/University of Bristol (author)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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