A pig farm is feeding one million bumblebees a day after it planted 33 hectares (81 acres) of nectar-rich wildflowers, a study has revealed.
Grace Hayward, 18, led the bee count on her family's farm, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, as part of the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme.
The Haywards began planting the wildflower mix four years ago.
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust's chief executive Gill Perkins said their efforts were "truly exceptional".
She said nobody had done anything on this scale before.
The trust said habitat loss contributed to a 70% decline in some species.
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Declines in bumblebee numbers have occurred mainly because of large-scale changes to the way the countryside is managed. Our decisions about agriculture and energy have huge effects on other species around the globe.