Saving the small things that run the planetThe Shrill carder bee is one of the rarest bumblebees in the UK. In the last 50 years, it has declined dramatically and is threatened with extinction in the UK.
In light of this, an exciting project was undertaken to conserve this charismatic bee in England. Buglife working in partnership with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust as part of the ground breaking ‘Back from the Brink’ Programme.
The project focused on the two areas of England where Shrill carder bee still occurs: Somerset & Wiltshire and the Thames Gateway. The main aims of the project were to:
Shrill carder bee facts
The Shrill carder bee is a Back From The Brink project a Re-Think nature partnership project, a partnership between Buglife and Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
The project is part of Back From The Brink supported by the Lottery Heritage Fund, the People’s Postcode Lottery and several other funders.
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