The Sound of Summer

Bumblebees are beautiful, hard working and incredibly important pollinators. In the last 70 years two species have become nationally extinct, and others have declined dramatically. 

In short, bumblebees are in trouble...

Now imagine a different future, in which our towns and countryside are rich in colourful wildflowers and teeming with bees, other beneficial insects and a diversity of wildlife for everyone to enjoy...The Sound of Summer

 Bumblebees are worth millions of pounds to the economy. They give us affordable "five-a-day" fruit and vegetables. Many crops depend on bumblebees for pollination to varying degrees. Beans, fruits, tomatoes and soft fruit crops all need insect pollination. In total the value of Europe's insect pollinators is estimated at €14.2 billion.

Imagine if bee declines continued... We wouldn't starve, but we would have to eat much more rice, pasta and bread. A healthy diet would become much more expensive - perhaps unaffordable for some?

Now imagine a different future, in which our towns and countryside are rich in colourful wildflowers and teeming with bees, other beneficial insects and a diversity of wildlife for everyone to enjoy...