Partners
Our waggle dance
When a honey bee finds good forage, she comes home and dances to show the others where it is. This page is our waggle dance: the organisations we work with, and others we think you will enjoy.
Partnering and facilitating
Working with other organisations helps us bring nature and the bee story to schools and communities. We are delighted to partner with:
Willis Museum, Basingstoke
Our exhibition, Bees! Hampshire's Hive of History and Nature, March to June 2026, with Hampshire Cultural Trust.
Visit the website →Inclusion School, Basingstoke
A whole-school bee week for World Bee Day, and a year of bee-themed learning. Read their kind words.
Visit the website →Mencap Basingstoke
Supporting people with learning disabilities to lead better lives through leisure, social activities and meaningful occupation. We work together on hands-on sessions with bees and nature.
Visit the website →Inspero, Basingstoke
Expanding the community garden into a haven for bees, full of bee-friendly plants.
Visit the website →
Friends of the hive
Other organisations to inspire you and help you play your part in sustaining our natural world.
Hampshire
Hampshire Beekeepers Association
Improving beekeeping across Hampshire and raising awareness of bees in the community.
Visit the website →Natural Basingstoke
Nature conservation and action for nature.
Visit the website →Sustainable Basingstoke
Local action on the climate emergency.
Visit the website →Gilbert White's House and Gardens
Home of the Father of Ecology, and a Butler family connection.
Visit the website →
Surrey
Hive Helpers
Helping people, helping pollinators.
Visit the website →
National
British Beekeepers Association
Educating the public and beekeepers in the craft of beekeeping, and promoting the importance of bees.
Visit the website →Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Science-led work on the dangers facing bumblebees.
Visit the website →Bee Friendly Trust
Creating habitats where honey bees and all pollinators can thrive.
Visit the website →British Bee Charity
Raising funds and promoting initiatives for the welfare of bees.
Visit the website →
Overseas
Bees Abroad
Training communities in beekeeping, business skills and protecting the environment.
Visit the website →Bees for Development
Empowering communities through sustainable beekeeping, to improve livelihoods and protect the environment.
Visit the website →
Join our waggle dance
If your organisation shares our interests and you would like to be listed here, we would love to hear from you.
Our trustees
The Charles Butler 400 Foundation is a registered charity (no. 1215330), run by a board of volunteer trustees.
Ken Robson
Chair
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Barbara Robson
Trustee
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Nigel Smith
Trustee, local historian, design and brand
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Sherrie De Kiguchi
Trustee, Connecting for Nature
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David Ball
Trustee, corporate and fundraising
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