Of the UK's 270 bee species, 126 are now listed as scarce with 17 at risk of extinction. Much of this is due to habitat loss. B-lines is a nationwide initiative, bringing together a myriad of conservation and volunteering groups to create an interconnected system of wildflower insect pathways across the UK. 

Buglife is a UK-wide organization dedicated to the conservation of bees, pollinators and all other invertebrates.