Latest Blog Posts

…a guest blog from Gerry Hough, volunteer catchment co-ordinator for the Guardians of our Rivers invertebrate monitoring programme for the Aberdeenshire Don. Join Gerry as he shares his journey from...

19/12/2024

…a guest blog from Heidi Smith, Le Moulin de Pensol. In 2018, Nik and Heidi Smith began a new adventure. Moving from Norfolk, to in the Limousin, France, they began...

02/12/2024

…a blog written by Ruth Quigley, Buglife Scotland’s Aberdeen B-Lines Conservation Officer, originally published by Scottish Pollinators in September 2024 As a Buglife Conservation Officer delivering the Aberdeen B-Lines project,...

30/11/2024

…a guest blog from Mark Millan, a neuroscientist specialising in the study and improved treatment of disorders of the brain. Following on from our blog “From Bugs to Brains.…and….From Green...

19/11/2024

…a guest blog written by Bournemouth University Student, Will Thorborn Creating the Fen Raft Spider (Dolomedes plantarius) has been an interesting experience for me as it was my first time...

06/11/2024

…a guest blog written by Bournemouth University Student, Molly McCormick Seen above is a glimpse into the life of the Scottish Medicinal Leech (Hirudo medicinalis) created from silicone. The largest,...

04/11/2024

… a blog written by Sarah Hawkes, Buglife’s Natur am Byth! Scarce Yellow Sally Conservation Officer. (view this page in Welsh) My tale begins in mid-September on those last warm,...

29/10/2024

…Ymunwch ag Sarah Hawkes, Swyddog Prosiect Isogenus nebucula Natur am Byth Buglife, yn ein blog diweddaraf. (view this page in English) Mae fy hanes yn dechrau ganol mis Medi yn ystod...

29/10/2024

… a blog written by Sarah Hawkes, Buglife’s Natur am Byth! Scarce Yellow Sally Conservation Officer. (view this page in Welsh) What insects migrate? Butterflies and moths: Painted Ladies (Vanessa...

22/10/2024