Working with partners, Nature After Minerals is here to offer and share best-practice advice on biodiversity-led minerals restoration.
Bumblebees
Minerals sites offer excellent opportunities to provide habitat and foraging (feeding) opportunities for many of the twenty four species of bumblebee in the UK. They are hard working and versatile pollinators of both agricultural crops and many wildflower species. Bumblebees have been declining due to the widespread loss of wildflower grasslands and changes in agricultural…
Case studies
Our Case Studies pages showcase the great work which is already being undertaken across the minerals and planning sectors to help enhance and protect the natural world and leave a lasting legacy for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations.