The birds and the bees

Once commonly found in the marshes of Kent, the short-haired bumblebee is now extinct in the UK, but still exists in the wilds of New Zealand. This is the story of Dave Goulson’s passionate drive to reintroduce it to its native land. It contains groundbreaking research into these curious creatures, the disastrous effects intensive farming has had on our bee populations and the potential dangers if we are to continue down this path.