WATCH: Conservationist discovers one of the UKâs rarest bumblebees near John O Groats By David G Scott
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Updated: 12:29, 18 February 2021
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The Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) discovered a nest of one of the UKâs rarest species of bumblebee, the great yellow bumblebee, 10 miles south of John OâGroats in an area of thick heathland.
The trust has been carrying out great yellow bumblebee surveys in the north of Scotland thanks to a £31,000 funding grant from the ScottishPower Foundation (SPF), which provides charitable funding to help support the advancement of arts and culture, citizenship, education and environmental protection.
One of the UK s rarest bumblebees has been discovered by conservationists in Caithness. The Great Yellow bumblebee, previously only found in four other areas, was spotted 10 miles south of John O’Groats in an area of thick heathland. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust discovered a nest of the bees while carrying out surveys in the north of Scotland, supported by a £31,000 grant from the ScottishPower foundation. The project aims to establish the population and location of the Great Yellow bumblebee to help advise landowners on how to restore and recreate habitat to boost numbers of the endangered species. The bees are now known to exist in five population centres: Caithness, North West Sutherland, Orkney, the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.
Conservationists find one of UK’s rarest bumblebees
The Great Yellow bumblebee was spotted near John O’Groats (Bumblebee Conservation Trust/PA)
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Conservationists have discovered one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees in Caithness.
The Great Yellow bumblebee was spotted 10 miles south of John O’Groats in an area of thick heathland.
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust discovered a nest of the bees while carrying out surveys in the north of Scotland, supported by a £31,000 grant from the ScottishPower foundation.
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