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Representation by Bumblebee Conservation Trust (Bumblebee Conservation Trust)

Date submitted
21 February 2023
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

Bumblebee Conservation Trust would like to remain as an interested party in the Lower Thames Crossing development. The areas currently proposed to be affected by the development form part of a vital area for populations of several rare and scare S41 bumblebee species. This includes the Shrill carder bee Bombus sylvarum, one of England’s rarest bumblebees, whose range is now limited to five populations in the UK one of which is the Thames Estuary with the LTC directly bisecting its range in Essex and Kent. For further information about Shrill Carder Bumblebee please refer to the Shrill Carder Bee Conservation Strategy 2020-2030 (Redacted) and the Shrill Carder Bee knowledge review (Redacted)