Volunteers receive training to safeguard endangered bee species.

A new group of volunteers is being trained in scything, a traditional method of mowing, to help restore historic meadows and protect one of Britain's rarest bees, the shrill carder bee. Located at Muchelney Abbey in Somerset, managed by English Heritage, this initiative promotes scything to maintain the meadow, which is one of the few remaining habitats for this bee species in the UK. Ed McGregor from the Abbey noted that using mowers could harm the bees, and scything offers a satisfying and enjoyable way to manage the grass.