Help The Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Pembrokeshire Paradise... we need YOUR HELP!

We are hoping to win funding for a fantastic project to restore bumblebee habitat along the Pembrokeshire coast. By creating flower-rich areas along a new path, BBCT hope to support populations of the very rare shrill carder bee and other bumblebees, as well as providing habitat for a wide range of other invertebrates and birds. But to get there we need YOUR HELP it will only take two clicks...Please help us, NOW!!!

None of this can happen without the votes of the public as the project is up against five others hoping to receive funding from the EOG Association for Conservation. The winner will be decided by the votes of visitors to the 'Live For The Outdoors' website and readers of Trail Magazine. To find out more and vote for this worthwhile project please visit the Live For The Outdoors website.

Voting starts from Wednesday 27th January and is only open until midnight Wednesday 10th February! VOTE NOW!

What we propose to do

We will create wildflower-rich habitat to support rare bumblebees along a new 10km path in the Pembrokeshire National Park. By connecting key sites, this attractive route through spectacular scenery will help prevent the national extinction of the shrill carder bee.

Why people should vote for us

This is a fantastic opportunity to help a really rare bumblebee and create a lovely place for a walk! Your vote will help us to introduce wildflowers along a new path through previously-restricted MoD land at Castlemartin and create wildflower-rich meadows nearby. This will provide essential bumblebee habitat and also create pretty places full of flowers, bees and butterflies for everyone to enjoy. We'll be bringing extra colour and ‘buzz' to beautiful Pembrokeshire! Bumblebees are vital to us as they pollinate many wildflowers and important crops, so it is imperative that we look after them. The project can make a real difference as Pembrokeshire supports many bumblebee species, including the very rare shrill carder bee (a handsome little bumblebee with a high-pitched buzz!). Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and the MoD have already offered to support this exciting project if we can find funding. So please vote for the bumbles - click here, NOW!

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