Wildlife charities have written to the Secretary of State for Defence, John Healy, calling on him to step in and save a nationally important wildlife site in Essex. The Middlewick...
03/10/2024
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Citizen scientists across the UK buzzed into action for Bugs Matter this summer
The end of summer saw the conclusion of this year’s national insect survey, Bugs Matter, on 30 September. Bugs Matter, led by conservation charities Buglife and Kent Wildlife Trust, is one...
02/10/2024
Open letter to UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer: End Peat Sales
Over 100 growers, suppliers, retailers, individuals and organisations, including Buglife, are calling on UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, to bring an end to peat sales in the UK. The...
10/09/2024
Belfast wildlife havens under threat
Wild Belfast and Buglife have come together to highlight the alarming loss of wildlife-rich brownfield habitat across Belfast. Some brownfield sites in Belfast can support rare and endangered wildlife, including...
28/08/2024
Sustainable Solution: Surplus Bricks Repurposed to Create Vital Habitats for Endangered Crayfish
Two companies have teamed up with a wildlife charity to help an endangered species. Native White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) numbers have fallen drastically since escaped North American Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus...
06/08/2024
Where have all the insects gone? Conservationists’ call to show that Bugs Matter
As the summer holidays begin, the Bugs Matter 2024 survey, led by Buglife and Kent Wildlife Trust, is calling on citizen scientists across the UK to participate in this crucial...
01/08/2024
Calls grow to protect Essex wildlife haven
Local community and wildlife organisations have come together to call for one of Essex’s best loved wildlife sites to be protected. Yesterday the six organisations presented ‘Middlewick Ranges: the case...
30/07/2024
Lifeline for bees creates city buzz
Work is well underway on an innovative partnership project aimed at helping Aberdeen’s bees, and other pollinators, thrive and survive. The Aberdeen B-Lines project is a partnership between Aberdeen City...
23/07/2024
Joint NGO Position Paper on the Agricultural Use of Sewage Sludge in the UK
Fidra and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), along with 16 co-signatory organisations including Buglife, have published a joint position paper highlighting the critical and urgent need for regulatory action on...
09/07/2024
Pollinator paradise strikes gold this Solitary Bee Week
Pollinator paradise, Buglife: The B-Lines Garden, has been awarded a gold medal at this week’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, as part of the Resilient Planting Pocket category....
03/07/2024
