Latest Blog Posts

Going on a Bee Hunt – Filming the last bees of Cornwall

…a guest blog written by Ed Smit, Founder, Here Now Films The track was steep, half grass half loose rock. It had peaks and troughs and was designed to keep...

18/01/2024

Forget crawling to the “Ugly Bug Ball”, let’s talk slipping and sliding along to the Slug Disco!

…a blog written by Nikki Banfield, Buglife Communication Officer supported by Mike Connor, Slug Disco Studios Community Manager In April 2023 we had an email from Slug Disco Studio Director,...

09/01/2024

Northern Ireland, invertebrate finds in review 2023

…a blog written by Joshua Clarke, Buglife Northern Ireland Conservation Officer. During 2023, there were several invertebrate finds of interest in Northern Ireland by our Conservation Officer Joshua Clarke. These...

29/12/2023

A Year of Walking the Wick!

…a blog written by Jo Loman, Canvey Wick Community Warden It’s time to celebrate! At the end of November 2022, we started a walking and social group at Canvey Wick...

27/12/2023

Insectarium: A new series from PBS Digital Studios & the American Museum of Natural History

…a guest blog from the PBS Terra team Insects rule the world. Or, at least they have for the last few millions of years. Their numbers are massive, their species...

20/12/2023

Powerhouse of the planet: why marine micro-beasts matter

…a guest blog written by Marianne Wootton, Senior Plankton Analyst & NMBAQC Scheme Zooplankton Manager, at Marine Biological Association as part of our COP28 impacts of climate change on invertebrates...

12/12/2023

Soldierflies on the move…

…a guest blog written by Martin Harvey of the Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme as part of our COP28 impacts of climate change on invertebrates series. An entomologist is always...

10/12/2023

Ivy bees and rare carder bees in a warming world

…a guest blog written by Jamie Buxton-Gould, Conservation Officer for the West Country Buzz project, with Bumblebee Conservation Trust, as part of our COP28 impacts of climate change on invertebrates...

09/12/2023

The Changing Distributions of our Grasshoppers, Crickets and Relatives

…a blog written by Professor Karim Vahed, Buglife England Manager, as part of our COP28 impacts of climate change on invertebrates series. The summer of 1983 sticks in my memory...

07/12/2023

Get Wylder and let nature do the rest!

…a guest blog from Kate Nicholls, founder of Wylder Launched on the first day of autumn, the Wylder app has been created to help people be inspired, connect to nature...

30/11/2023