Workshop to build insect hotels helps promote biodiversity on school grounds

May 7, 2025

The LIFE BEETLES project, coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Action, in partnership with GetArt, offered the students of the ATL of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lajes do Pico and Piedade a workshop on building Insect Hotels.

Why build an insect hotel?

These structures offer safe areas for solitary insects to hibernate during the winter.

They function as an excellent environmental education tool about invertebrates.

They can be installed in private backyards, public gardens and schoolyards, the latter being prime locations for observing nature and creating a ‘living laboratory’.

To hold this workshop at your school or organisation, see our educational offer here » https://www.lifebeetlesazores.com/educacao-ambiental/

Find out more about the LIFE BEETLES project at www.lifebeetlesazores.com