This is the first of many posts keeping you updated on my work conserving the beautiful Shrill Carder Bumblebee. This Esmee Fairbairn funded project will, with luck, create the habitats that this declining species urgently needs.
The Shrill Carder bumblebee (Bombus sylvarum) is restricted to just a handful of sites in the south of England and Wales. I'm working hard to increase the habitat available to this (and other) species in the hope that its long-term future in the UK can be secured - you can follow my progress here...