Conservation charity Buglife is calling on everyone – from balcony gardeners to landowners – to manage green spaces for pollinators, celebrate these pollinator-friendly spaces and add their habitat to the...
10/12/2025
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New data suggest that insect life continues to decline, despite a hot summer
The troubling extent of insect declines has been highlighted once again by the results of the 2025 Bugs Matter citizen science survey published today. The latest data show that the...
19/11/2025
New Manifestos for Bugs in Scotland and Wales
With parliamentary elections approaching in Wales and Scotland next May, Buglife is pleased to publish dedicated Manifestos for Bugs, outlining key actions for invertebrate conservation in each nation. Manifesto for...
28/10/2025
Just add water: heavy rainfall revives ancient species on the Scottish Solway Coast
Recent wet weather has hatched a new population of the rare and ancient Tadpole Shrimp – one of the world’s oldest living animal species – at RSPB Mersehead in Dumfries,...
16/10/2025
Calls for urgent action to save Plymouth’s globally important spiders
We have written to Plymouth City Council urging it to take urgent action to secure the future of Radford Quarry, home to an internationally important population of spiders. Radford Quarry...
14/10/2025
Three years on – a renewed call to protect a wildlife haven
Local community groups and national wildlife organisations have once again called on Scottish Government agency NatureScot to urgently act to protect one of Ayrshire’s most important wildlife sites. Three years...
09/10/2025
Britain’s Rarest Cricket Gets a Helping Hand
Conservation partnership establishes new population to help secure species’ future. As part of the Changing Chalk partnership, which is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Buglife has worked with Natural...
06/10/2025
People and pollinators will gain from investment in orchard revival
Bees, butterflies, beetles and other invertebrates will benefit with almost £160,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund being invested in an environmental project that will also deliver benefits for local...
25/09/2025
Following the Buzz: Aberdeen Nectar Networks to expand pollinator havens across the city
“Aberdeen Nectar Networks”, a new Buglife Scotland partnership project restoring up to eight hectares of wildflower-rich habitat across the city, is set to create a buzz for local pollinators and...
16/09/2025
Declaration Issued to Halt UK Insect Declines as Evidence Mounts of National Crisis
Bristol, 12 September 2025. Yesterday, during the Wild Summit event, the UK’s leading insect conservation charities supported by organisations, institutions, and community representatives issued a united Declaration on UK Insect...
12/09/2025