Bumblebee (Photo: WWarby)
A Stirling-based bumblebee conservation project has been voted the UK’s best environment project by the National Lottery Awards. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust, beat hundreds of projects to win. The project works to raise awareness of the importance of bumblebee conservation to the countryside and crops. The Trust is supported by Kate Humble and is based at Stirling University. It works with land managers, farmers and members of the public across the UK to try and halt the decline in bumblebee numbers.
Charity director Dr Ben Darvill told the BBC, “The awards have given us a great opportunity to highlight this cause and how we’ve put our funding to good use. It’s great to be able to show anyone who has ever played the lottery what a real difference their money can make.
“We have received fantastic support throughout all stages of the competition and I would like to thank everyone who has voted for us.”
