The Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), one of the UK’s rarest oil beetle species, has been rediscovered in Wales. This very rare species was previously believed to be extinct in...
01/04/2020
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Coul Links Golf Course development REFUSED by Scottish Government!
We were delighted last week to hear that the controversial plans for a 32 acre golf course at protected dunes site Coul Links have been refused by the Scottish Government....
24/02/2020
Rare Wormwood moonshiner beetles found
2019 proved to be a fantastic year for one of the UK’s rarest beetles, the elusive Wormwood moonshiner (Amara fusca). The beetle was found at two new sites with dedicated...
13/02/2020
Stop killing conservationists
The suspicious death of Mexican butterfly activist Homero Gómez González whose body was found on Wednesday near the reserve he managed in Mexico has cast a shadow over the conservation...
31/01/2020
Results from Radio 4 Today Programme Winter Bee Survey
This survey received 285 records totaling 1500 bees. With bees seen from Jersey to Thurso (3 bumblebees). 34 was the highest bumblebee count from Teignmouth. Winter active bumblebees is a...
02/01/2020
Results from Radio 4 Today Programme Winter Ladybird Survey
This survey received 145 records of 1200 ladybirds including 18 aggregations of ladybirds, but only 3 east of Birmingham and 100 found in aggregation in Lydney in an outbuilding. The...
02/01/2020
Buglife to host Radio 4 Today winter surveys
Buglife is hosting two winter surveys for BBC Radio 4 Today Programme; The Winter Bee Survey and the Winter Ladybird Survey. These surveys will be discussed on the Today programme...
15/12/2019
New B-lines to put the buzz back into Cornwall
An ambitious new plan for helping our bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other pollinating insects is being launched today by Buglife, University of Exeter and Cornwall Council. Cornwall B-Lines will create...
24/10/2019
New report highlights extinction threat to many of Northern Ireland’s bees
Loss of wildflower habitats, pollution and climate change are pushing many of Northern Ireland’s wild bee species to extinction, a new report by Buglife reveals. The new review looked at...
16/10/2019
Buglife spins a new web
Buglife the leading charity in Europe for insect conservation have been busy spinning a new website. A key feature of the new clean cut website is the addition of a...
08/10/2019
