'The Plight of the Bumblebee'...

In the last 80 years the UK's bumblebee populations have crashed. Two species have become nationally extinct and several others have declined dramatically.

Bumblebees are familiar and much-loved insects that pollinate our crops and wildflowers, so people are rightly worried. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust in the UK have a vision to create a world where bumblebees are thriving and valued. Their mission is to increase the number and distribution of bumblebees.