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Is Britain too poor for wildlife?

Investment is needed to save the White-clawed crayfish from extinction, but funding cuts have brutally slashed all efforts to rehome endangered populations. This does not feel like a poor country so...

31/01/2014

Longcause Special School

Plymouth’s Buzzing went to a new school this week. Rupert joined 20 students at Longcause Special School to explain about pollinators and work with the students to make bug hotels....

30/01/2014

New Research Shines Light on Light Pollution

What do Italy, Poland, Serbia and Exeter all have in common? Clue: It’s not that they are all home to a world class light pollution research team, although that is...

24/01/2014

Welcome to my blog – Matt Shardlow

A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.’ Gandalf – Lord of the Rings Perhaps the same is true of CEOs?  Certainly...

17/01/2014

Creating a buzz in Central Park

Saturday 30 November Local residents and volunteers from Plymouth University joined Buglife and Plymouth Tree Partnership on a work out day in Central Park’s Family Tree Site. The Tree Partnership...

10/12/2013

Plymouth’s Buzzing School Pack

Wednesday 13 November Last night saw the launch of our Plymouth's Buzzing School Pack. Hosted by Compton Church of England Primary School, Advice from teachers, education practioners and entomologists has...

09/12/2013

High Street Primary School

Congratulations to High Street Primary School one of our Plymouth’s Buzzing Schools who have been presented with a Silver Award in the wildlife and environment school award for Plymouth in...

28/10/2013

Greening Ford Primary School

Last Thursday afternoon Plymouths Buzzing visited Ford Primary School in Plymouth to work with their Gardening club to make the school grounds pollinator friendly. The school site itself does not have much...

28/10/2013

Compton Primary develops new housing

Despite the heavy showers yesterday, years three and four at Compton C of E Primary School in Plymouth constructed fourteen Bug houses which we put up around their school playing...

22/10/2013

Buzzing with High Street Primary School

18 September 2013 What a lovely afternoon at High Street Primary School. Buglife joined in with the After-School Gardening Club to plant some more plug plants alongside the school field....

18/09/2013