What Is The Bernie Bee Trail?
The Bernie Bee Trail is a British-made, low-maintenance family trail that brings communities together around bee conservation, outdoor learning, inclusivity and biodiversity.
The trail begins with a Bernie Bee welcome sign inviting visitors to help him find his five bee friends around the park. Families then walk the route spotting the five wooden bee-shaped trail markers, each one also doubling as a real solitary bee hotel.
At every stop, visitors discover a different solitary bee species through an educational sign packed with fun facts, conservation information, and a QR code linking to further learning and optional read-aloud audio. This makes the trail more accessible and inclusive for visually impaired visitors, SEN learners, EAL families, and younger children.
Talk to us about your parkDesigned for all kinds of green spaces
From town parks and SANGs to holiday parks, school grounds and community spaces, the Bernie Bee Trail provides a simple, self-led way for visitors to explore nature, learn about solitary bees and support local biodiversity.
How the trail works
1. Start at Bernie Bee
The trail begins with a welcome sign inviting visitors to help Bernie Bee find his five bee friends around the park.
2. Find the bee hotels
Visitors spot five wooden bee-shaped trail markers as they explore. Each one also acts as a real solitary bee hotel.
3. Discover a new bee
Each stop introduces a different solitary bee species, with fun facts, conservation information, a QR page and optional read-aloud audio .
What’s Included?
Each trail arrives as a complete, ready-to-install package with everything needed to launch a successful bee trail in your park or green space.
- 1 Bernie Bee welcome sign
- 5 wooden bee-shaped trail markers with built-in solitary bee hotels
- 5 educational solitary bee species signs with QR learning pages
- QR-linked learning pages with optional read-aloud audio to support accessibility and inclusion.
- Installation guidance
- Ongoing support
- Press release, launch announcement and social media promotion templates
Why Parks Choose the Bernie Bee Trail
Community engagement
A free family activity that gets children outdoors, gives residents something positive to share, and brings communities together around conservation.
Biodiversity impact
The bee hotels create real nesting habitat for local solitary bees, while the signs raise awareness of pollinators under pressure from habitat loss.
Outdoor learning
Designed for families, schools and everyday park visitors, with simple educational content linked to KS1, KS2 and KS3 nature and science topics.
Accessibility
Optional read-aloud audio helps make the trail inclusive and accessible for younger children, SEN learners, EAL families and visually impaired visitors.
Low maintenance
No staff-led sessions, bookings or supervision needed. Once installed, the trail becomes a self-led activity for families and visitors.
Positive PR
We provide launch resources, including press release and social media templates, making it easy for councils to tell residents about the project.
Safe, Family-Friendly, & Perfect For Bees
Solitary bees are ideal for public spaces. They are gentle, non-aggressive, do not swarm, and do not defend nests like honeybees or wasps.
The trail is designed for busy parks, play areas, family routes, woodlands, SANGs and community green spaces. Materials are weather-resistant, non-toxic and made for outdoor public use.
- No swarming
- No chemical attractants
- No staff supervision required
- Suitable for high-footfall public spaces
- Simple for grounds teams to install
Simple installation for grounds teams
Quick to install
A full trail usually takes around two hours to install, depending on the site layout.
No specialist skills required
Most councils ask grounds staff, rangers or caretakers to install the trail using simple tools and fixings.
Flexible placement
Trail markers can be positioned around paths, trees, play areas, wildflower areas, entrances or existing points of interest.
Bring the Bernie Bee Trail to Your Park
A ready-made family trail that supports pollinators, outdoor learning, community engagement and biodiversity — without creating extra work for your team.
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