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The WWF says that if global warming is not stopped, spring wildlife such as bumblebees and bluebells will be threatened.

Their busy buzzing supplies the soundtrack to our summer – and by spotting them I’ve found a fresh sense of inner peace, says Alison Benjamin

  Little ones can take part in little feet and hands drawing competition. Children are asked to create a bug using the shape of your painted hands or feet and colouring it in. Winners will receive goody bags with items to plant wildflower seeds, honey courtesy of Morrisons, and items from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust team. Entries, including the name and address of a parent or guardian and details of the entrant's name and age, can be sent to Middlewich Town Council, Victoria Building, Middlewich CW10 5AS by June 6.

AS WE MOVE into May, spring is getting into full swing and the days are getting warmer. This will provide us with more opportunities to see flying insects such as butterflies and bees. Currently, there’s a lot of concern about the status of the UK’s bumblebees. Of the 24 (or so) species found here, most, if not all, are in decline and a further two species were declared extinct during the 20th century. Much of this decline is thought to be connected, almost inevitably, to habitat loss. Bees are particularly vulnerable since they have a limited dietary range and are entirely reliant ...

BBC News By Steven McKenzie Published image captionA great yellow bumblebee The great yellow is one of the UK's rarest bumblebees and only survives in a handful of places in Scotland. Katy Malone is among those protecting the last populations of the bee. Over the next few weeks great yellow queens will begin emerging from their months-long hibernation. Looking out for them will be the Bumblebee Conservation Trust's Katy. She has worked for different conservation organisations for almost 20 years, but says helping to save the great yellow is "the best job she has ever had". "We expect to see t...