Britain’s wildlife could be taking the bee road

A NETWORK of wildflower ‘highways’ could help bees, butterflies and other wildlife move across the UK, conservationists have said.

A plan for ‘B-Lines’ – corridors of flowers and plants – has been laid out by the conservation charity Buglife.

Pollinating insects are declining as wildflower- rich meadows and other habitats have disappeared, the experts said. Buglife is urging communities, businesses, public bodies and gardeners to help create wildflower areas along the B-Lines.

As part of Bees’ Needs Week, nature lovers are also being encouraged to help pollinators by growing more flowers, shrubs and trees, letting the garden grow wild, not disturbing insect nests and hibernation spots, cutting the grass less often and not using pesticides.

Catherine Jones of Buglife said: ‘A complete England B-Lines network is a real landmark step in our mission to reverse insect declines and lend a helping hand to our struggling pollinators.’