You don't often think of old nuclear power stations as wildlife havens - but at Dounreay in Scotland, part of the site is going to become a special place for a rare kind of bee: the golden bumblebee (picture.) Dounreay is no longer in use, so the site where it stands is being decommissioned - with lots of opportunities for all kinds of animals and plants to flourish. Already there are orchids and clover a-growing, with colonies of wild birds and otters living there too. Now, staff have reported seeing the golden bumblebee buzzing about, so the plan is to encourage its return by sowing a meadow with wild flowers. There's no nuclear contamination at the site so it's quite safe - and in fact, a good place for animals, as environment manager Doug Graham says. "Because nuclear sites are closed to the public" he points out "they're a good haven for wildlife... it doesn't have to compete with other activities, such as farming, for the use of the land."



Sounds like a good place to visit... wonder if that'll be possible one day...