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Aug 2021
New bee-friendly habitats for Fewston, Swinsty and Thruscross reservoirs
New habitats friendly to bees and other pollinators will be created at Fewston, Swinsty, and Thruscross reservoirs.
The initiative is part of a Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and Yorkshire Water project called Bee Together which aims to help pollinators thrive.
The idea is to create 'pollinator superhighways' that weave through the country and link existing wildlife areas together by creating and restoring wildlife patches rich in wildflowers.
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Six Yorkshire Water reservoirs — Fewston, Swinsty, Thruscross, Embsay, Grimwith, and Barden — have been identified as pollinator sites.
Yorkshire Water has provided £30,000 for the project.
Yasmina Gallagher, from Yorkshire Water, said:
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