Rare bumble bee species found in Scottish Highlands

Credit: Scottish Power/The Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Conservation experts have spotted one of the UK’s rarest bumblebee species, supporting ongoing efforts to protect and preserve the endangered species. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust discovered a nest of one of the UK’s rarest species of bumblebee, the Great Yellow bumblebee, 10 miles south of John O’Groats in Caithness in an area of thick heathland.