A project is under way to try and help one of the UK's "most threatened" species of bumblebee. The Bumblebee Conservation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bumblebee experts in England are celebrating a rise in the population of one of the country's rarest bumblebees. The Bumblebee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. English Heritage volunteer practices centuries-old scything method on the meadows at Muchelney Abbey in Somerset to improve ...

A team of researchers has uncovered alarming trends in the first range-wide genetic study of an endangered bee species. The study, led by Colorado State University and published in the Journal of ...

Scything has come quaintly back to the English countryside. The conservation charity English Heritage recently recruited volunteers willing to cut grass in the way of their ancestors—with the Grim ...

A new genetic study reveals secrets about the creature, which may help researchers make decisions to conserve the species Anne Readel A rusty patched bumblebee, the first bumblebee species to be ...

Outdoor folk can play an important role in the conservation of rare species in wild and remote places, but why bother with bumblebees? Here Annie Ives – amateur mountaineer and professional ...

Bumblebee numbers in Great Britain declined by almost a quarter in 2024 compared with the 2010-23 average, making it the worst year for the genus Bombus since records began, according to the latest ...

Parts of Cornwall's coastline have become an important refuge for one of England's rarest bumblebees, conservationists have said. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust said the Moss Carder bumblebee is now ...

Heritage bosses have reintroduced ancient scything methods at a historic abbey to help protect one of Britain’s rarest bumblebees. The centuries-old countryside tradition is being revived by English ...

It has long been known that agricultural pesticides are one of the greatest threats to bees and other essential pollinators. What farmers have lacked is an understanding of how different pesticides, ...

The centuries-old countryside tradition is being revived by English Heritage to help restore meadows at Muchelney Abbey in Somerset, England. The post Can ancient scything save a rare bumblebee?