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Only a few days left! ⏰ Can you help us reach our target to raise £26,000 for bumblebees by Saturday? Together, we can achieve great things for bumblebees! Don’t delay, donate today 🐝 #SaveTheBees ow.ly/lhMk50PPf0w

Round up from last week: 🐝Successful bumblebee ID day with Petroc at Braunton Burrows - 😍 lovely Brown-banded carder queen! 🌞Ivy bees and Buff-tailed queens on ivy in the sun 🌱Viper's bugloss plants establishing where we planted them at Croyde dunes Bumblebee Conservation Trust

The UK’s wildlife is continuing to decline according to the State of Nature Report 2023. Since 1970, pollinators such as bees, hoverflies and moths, have decreased by 18% on average. 54% of flowering plants across Great Britain have decreased in where they are found.

We've sown some wetland wildflower seeds at Home Farm Marsh to enhance the newly created waterways here - with species including Purple loosestrife, Figwort, Flag iris and Water mint, there should be lots of flowers to keep the bumblebees happy! 😀🐝Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Seed sowing to create a new meadow! 🌸🐝Yesterday we sowed wildflower seed at Tapeley Park to create a flowery meadow to benefit pollinators and other wildlife! Creating bare ground is important as is rolling after sowing to ensure the seed can germinate well 🚜🌻 Bumblebee Conservation Trust

We've been doing more seed sowing to enhance meadows and pond habitats on a local organic farm - a mixture of hand collected seed and a Goren Farm mix containing a range of bumblebee-friendly wildflowers 🫴🌼🐝🌸 Can't wait to see them grow! Bumblebee Conservation Trust

This week we worked with local ecologist and volunteer Steve at Lovell's Field LNR to enhance the meadow with native wildflowers, including Yellow rattle to help suppress vigorous grasses. Thanks North Devon Council for preparing the ground ready for sowing! 🌱 Bumblebee Conservation Trust

🎥🐝Throwback to our August Bumblebee ID Day on Braunton Burrows with this fantastic video created by BrauntonCountrysideCentre Connect 2 Nature: youtube.com/watch?v=pPHW0J… Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Great results from a volunteer day yesterday at Home Farm Marsh - we cleared long grasses & scrub to give space for wildflowers that are present & sowed Yellow rattle too. This is where Brown-banded carder bees have been spotted & will hopefully give them a boost! Bumblebee Conservation Trust

“I’ve never actually seen a queen bee!” Can you remember the first time you saw a bumblebee? Share your bumblebee story below 🐝 Watch the full video🎥 ow.ly/3gcg50Q9syC

Planting some wetland edge species to give bumblebees a boost today - Water mint and Purple loosestrife are excellent species that thrive around pond edges and flower into late summer🌸💧 Bumblebee Conservation Trust

The second offering in our series of #COP28 #ClimateChange blogs is written for us by Bumblebee Conservation Trust West Country Buzz Conservation Officer, Jamie Buxton-Gould. 🐝 How is #ClimateChange impacting our bees? Let's find out! 👇 buglife.org.uk/blog/ivy-bees-… #LoveBees #Pollinators

It has been a busy 2023 for West Country Buzz! 🐝Brown-banded carder bees found at 5 new sites 🚜Over 30ha of pollinator habitat has been created 🥾159 people attended ID Days in the field 🧑‍🌾52 people attended Farm Days Thank you to everyone involved this year! Bumblebee Conservation Trust

⚠️For the 4th year in a row, the UK Government has green lighted the use of a banned bee-harming pesticide against their own expert advice⚠️ It's time to break the cycle & prioritise sustainable farming over wildlife harming🐝#PollinatorsNotPesticides 📰 ow.ly/fN9L50Qsvz6

A big thank you to everyone who came to our West Country Buzz end of project celebration event last night at BrauntonCountrysideCentre, it was a fitting finish to a fantastic project with some great achievements made with the help of everyone who has been involved! 🐝👏 Bumblebee Conservation Trust

A brilliant day helping out with vital scrub clearance on Braunton Burrows with @ndevoncoastnl contributing to the amazing work done by Dynamic Dunescapes💪 Keeping on top of the scrub will allow the beautiful and diverse wildflowers to flourish! 🌸 BrauntonCountrysideCentre Bumblebee Conservation Trust

We were pleased to hear our rare target species the Brown-banded carder bee mentioned in parliament this week, in a discussion about legal protection for hedgerows and their importance for wildlife, along with flowery road verges: tinyurl.com/3c2ym9j6 🐝🌿🦋 Bumblebee Conservation Trust

West Country Buzz finishes next month and we have made some fantastic achievements! 🐝🌸🪻🌼 Check out our video showcasing this North Devon bumblebee project 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=GJFJ24… Bumblebee Conservation Trust

We've carried out lots of green hay spreading during West Country Buzz - find out what green hay is and how it helps bumblebees with our short video👇 youtube.com/watch?v=eKqauA… A quick guide to green hay (youtube.com) Bumblebee Conservation Trust

West Country Buzz finishes in March and we have made some fantastic achievements for bumblebees: 🐝 Brown-banded carder bees found at 17 new sites 🪻 Over 187 ha of habitat created 🚜Advised 118 landowners on 150 sites 🔍1,170 people attended ID days 🥾27 BeeWalks Bumblebee Conservation Trust