Shown on Field Scabious Knautia arvensis One of the largest solitary bees and a ‘mining bee’. Has declined in range but today South West England is key area. Other populations in East Anglia and South Wales. Lives in sandy or open grassland, and the plant field scabious is essential, as its pollen is used to feed the young larvae. This reinforces the connection between insect and plant, and the interdependence. If populations of one falls, the other suffers decline.
Shown on Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) A flagship conservation species for Scotland and at extreme of range now (thought to have declined from 80% of its historic range in the UK). Forages in grassland on clover, vetch and knapweed.
Shown on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) Recorded in Northern Ireland in 2003 for the first time in 70 years. UK and Irish population represent 50% of global total, so very important. Prefers sandy/coastal environment and forages on range of flowers including carrot and parsley family.
Shown on Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) Concentrated in NE England but also in Wales and SW England. Higher altitude habitats. Forages on bilberry as well as bramble, raspberry, bell heather, sallow and legumes such as clover and bird’s foot trefoil (hence vital in pollinating nitrogen-fixing plants in agriculture).
Shown on Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) Britain’s rarest solitary bee and now found only at two sites in Wales. Females collect fresh water from cliffs and use to make mud in the building of nest cells. Forage nectar from horse shoe vetch, bramble and bugle.
Shown on Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) Has declined severely and found in few sites in SE England. A ‘flower bee’ that has appearance of a bumble bee but is solitary. Has a preference for sandy soils such as dunes, cliffs and commons. Forages from ground ivy, vetches, clovers, bird’s foot trefoil.
Kuonyeshwa kwenye uwanja Scabious Knautia arvensis Moja ya nyuki kubwa zaidi wa pekee na <unk> nyuki wa madini<unk>. Imepungua katika eneo lakini leo Kusini Magharibi mwa Uingereza ni eneo muhimu. Idadi nyingine katika Anglia Mashariki na Wales Kusini. Mimea ya scabius huishi kwenye nyasi za mchanga au wazi, na mimea ya shamba ni muhimu, kwani chavua yake hutumiwa kulisha mabuu wachanga. Hilo huimarisha uhusiano kati ya wadudu na mimea, na kutegemeana. Idadi ya watu katika moja hupungua, ile nyingine hupungua. Mnyama wa kipekee wa Scotland, Lotus corniculatus, ni aina ya kipekee ya uhifadhi wa Scotland na sasa iko katika kiwango cha juu cha ufikiaji (inafikiriwa kuwa imepungua kutoka 80% ya ufikiaji wake wa kihistoria nchini Uingereza). Forages katika nyasi juu ya clover, vetch na knapweed. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika ""Wild Carrot"" (Daucus carota), hii ni mara ya kwanza katika miaka 70 ya historia ya Ireland ya Kaskazini." Idadi ya watu wa Uingereza na Ireland ni asilimia 50 ya idadi ya watu duniani. Anapendelea mazingira ya mchanga au ya pwani na hula kwa aina ya maua ikiwa ni pamoja na familia ya karoti na parsley. Mti wa bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) unaonekana katika maeneo ya kaskazini mashariki mwa Uingereza na pia Wales na kusini magharibi mwa Uingereza. Makao ya juu zaidi. Mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea ya mimea. Hippocrepis comosa (Hippocrepis comosa) nyuki wa Uingereza asiye wa kawaida na ambaye sasa hupatikana katika maeneo mawili tu huko Wales. Wanawake hukusanya maji safi kutoka kwenye miamba na kuyatumia kutengeneza matope katika kujenga vyumba vya viota. Nectar ya malisho kutoka kwa vitch ya viatu vya farasi, bramble na bugle. Kuonyeshwa juu ya Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) Imepungua sana na kupatikana katika maeneo machache katika SE England. "Nyangumi wa maua" ambaye ana sura ya nyuki wa bumble lakini ni mpweke. Ina upendeleo kwa udongo mchanga kama vile vilima, miamba na commons. Chakula kutoka ivy ardhi, vetches, clovers, ndege mguu trefoil.