Contact Us
General Enquiries
National Bee Unit
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Room 11G03 York Biotech Campus, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ.
Email: nbu@apha.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 0300 3030094
Do you have a question?
If your enquiry relates to bumblebees, please contact the Bumblebee Conservation Trust
For enquiries relating to swarms and general beekeeping husbandry, please contact the British Beekeepers Association or the Welsh Beekeepers Association
Press enquiries please contact the DEFRA press office on 020 8225 7318.
Before contacting us, please take a look at our FAQ page to see if your question is answered there. Thank you.
NBU Office
| BeeBase Manager |
Adam Parker adam.parker@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
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| National Bee Inspector |
Andy Wattam andy.wattam@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
| Programme Support |
Diane Gillibrand Diane.Gillibrand@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
| Head of National Bee Unit |
Kate Wilson kate.wilson@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
| Technical Literature Manager |
Kirsty Stainton Kirsty.Stainton@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
| Contingency Planning and Science Officer |
Nigel Semmence nigel.semmence@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
| Operational Delivery Lead |
Peter Davies peter.davies@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
| Healthy Bees Plan Project Manager |
Rebekah Clarkson Rebekah.clarkson@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
| Programme Support |
Samantha O'Toole samantha.o'toole@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 3030094 |
Beekeeper in Scotland?
General contact details for your local Bee Inspector can be found at: www.scotland.gov.uk
Lead Bee Inspector - Scotland
Claire Gill
The Bee Health Delivery Lead in Scotland works for the Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate.
If you have any questions, you can contact the bee health team in Scotland by emailing: Bees_mailbox@gov.scot
Postal address: Strathearn House, Broxden Business Park, Lamberkine Drive, Perth, PH1 1RX. Phone: 0300 244 5400
Find your nearest Inspector
North West England
Cheshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, West Yorkshire
Mark McLoughlin
mark.mcloughlin@apha.gov.uk
Tel No: 07500 891425
Western England
Avon, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire, Herefordshire
Jack Silberrad
Jack.Silberrad@apha.gov.uk
Mobile No: 07776 165869
North East England
County Durham, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Tyne & Wear, East Yorkshire
Dhonn Atkinson
dhonn.atkinson@apha.gov.uk
Mobile No: 07775 119437
Eastern England
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk
Christopher Milton
christopher.milton@apha.gov.uk
Mobile No: 07823 425133
South West England
Cornwall, Devon, Scilly Isles, Somerset
Megan Seymour
megan.seymour@apha.gov.uk
Tel No: 07775 119475
Central England
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Rutland
Daniel Etheridge
daniel.etheridge@apha.gov.uk
Tel No: 07979 119376
South East England
East Sussex, Greater London, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex
Thomas Bickerdike
Thomas.Bickerdike@apha.gov.uk
Mobile No: 07775 119464
Wales
Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent, Gwynedd, Mid Glamorgan, Powys, South Glamorgan, West Glamorgan
Daniel Baxter
daniel.baxter@apha.gov.uk
Mobile No: 07771 038646