The Polli:Nation project will get students in 260 school involved in transforming their outdoor spaces to increase declining habitats over the next three years.
It is being run by school grounds charity Learning through Landscapes and the work is due to begin in January.
Participating schools will be supported to grow pollinator-friendly plants and meadow areas as well as structures such as “bug hotels” and bee hives.
Other approaches might include letting areas of the school grounds become wild and discussing with students the impact of the use of pesticides.
David Hodd, Learning through Landscapes’ project manager, said: “Many schools in the UK already have a firm understanding that increasing the habitats of pollinating insects, can have a profound effect on important issues, such as our declining bee population.
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