The Shrill Carder project
The Shrill Carder bumblebee (Bombus sylvarum) is one of the UK's two rarest bumblebee species. It is known from only a handful of sites, and population sizes are dangerously low.
Pippa Rayner, our Conservation Officer for England and Wales, is focussing most of her efforts on this species. It has the advantage that many of the other rare (UKBAP) bumblebees also occur at these sites, so by helping the Shrill Carder she will be helping more besides.
You can follow the progress of this project by keeping an eye on Pippa's blog.
This work has been made possible by a generous grant from the Esmee Fairbairn foundation
If you'd like to support our on-the-ground habitat work then you might consider donating to the BBCT Habitats Fund.
