Aberdeen B-Lines

What did the project do?

Aberdeen B-Lines looked to change the way grasslands were managed within the city of Aberdeen, serving the dual purpose of providing suitable and more well-connected habitats for pollinators to flourish, and improving the mental and physical wellbeing of city inhabitants by providing more nature rich green spaces.

The project benefited hugely from the generosity of it’s project partners, Aberdeen City Council, and 190 volunteers, who donated an incredible 13,720 hours of their time! Local ‘Friends of’ groups also helped to monitor pollinators on various sites within the project through FIT Counts.

The 13 sites that were the focus of Aberdeen B-Lines along the coast and the River’s Don and Dee included:

• Torry Battery (Greyhope Road)
• Donmouth Local Nature Reserve
• Aberdeen Beach Esplanade
• Seaton Park
• Duthie Park
• Riverside Drive (Garthdee)
• Riverview Drive (Dyce)
• Stonehaven Road
• Garthdee Road
• Westfield Park
• TECA (P&J Live)
• Abbotswell Road
• Accommodation Road

Habitat created by Aberdeen B-Lines will continue to develop with management and support invertebrates in Aberdeen, including, but certainly not limited to, pollinators. These sites will provide nature-rich green spaces for local residents and focus points for all of the local ‘Friends of’ groups who kindly helped to develop the sites.

How can you stay involved?

Please consider recording invertebrates within the city, particularly on these B-Lines sites, and submit your records to the NBN Atlas and NESBReC.

You can also undertake FIT Counts on the sites, and submit your own wildflower projects to our B-Lines map to help expand our wildflower network across Aberdeen.

Buglife are continuing our work in Aberdeen with the ‘Aberdeen Nectar Networks’ project. Visit the project page to find out about further opportunities to get involved in the city.