The Bumblebee Conservation Trust’s Cynefin i Wenyn project aims to better understand and protect vulnerable wildlife by creating richer, more connected habitats across 15 key sites.
Conservation efforts are being focused on five priority species, including the rare Moss Carder for which Carmarthenshire is one of the last remaining habitats.
The bumblebees and their homes are under threat from the climate crisis, food scarcity, pesticide exposure, inappropriate management and invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed and Sea Buckthorns.
By involving local communities, the Trust is helping more people gain the skills and knowledge needed to protect these threatened insects.
Alongside creating bumblebee-friendly habitats, our funding is going towards:
- hosting practical days including scrub clearance and plug planting
- delivering talks and events such as bumblebee ID workshops, discovery trails and wellbeing safaris for under-served groups
- offering bespoke habitat advice and management training events
- recruiting and training five community “Bumblebee Champions”
Sinead Lynch, Conservation Manager at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, said: “This is fantastic news for bumblebees on the Carmarthenshire coast. By combining habitat restoration, citizen science and community skill-building, this project will give us a clearer understanding of the distribution and abundance of threatened species – and ensure local people are leading the way in protecting them.”
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