Saving the small things that run the planetA new analysis of the state of Europe’s Glow-worms and Fireflies shows shrinking habitats and populations Glow-worms and Fireflies belong to the beetle family Lampyridae. There are over 2,200 different...
27/06/2024
Openreach, the UK’s largest wholesale broadband provider and the owner of the nation’s second largest commercial van fleet, has today announced its involvement in the 2024 “Bugs Matter” survey. The...
25/06/2024
Following the consultation period for a planning application for the construction of the Norwich Western Link Road opening last week, a coalition of regional and national environmental organisations are joining...
19/06/2024
Today, after a nail-biting last discussion, the EU Environmental Council finally adopted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL), marking the last step for this long-awaited proposal to become law. This outcome...
17/06/2024
Political parties are being warned by environmentalists to toughen up regulation of toxic chemicals – the sleeping giant of pollution. New hair and blood testing of 17 parliamentarians and environmentalists...
13/06/2024
A surge in volunteer participation has bolstered the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS) over the past year. The scheme’s annual report, published during Volunteers Week, shows that in 2023, a...
06/06/2024
Increased flooding in the UK is creating perfect conditions for the spread of damaging invasive non-native species (INNS), including well-known problem plants like Japanese Knotweed and Giant Hogweed. Flooding and...
21/05/2024
A team of entomologists and naturalists from Northern Ireland and Germany have described a new species of beetle, previously unknown to science. The colourful insect, nicknamed the “Fence-climber Twiglet Weevil”...
30/04/2024
The troubling extent of insect declines in the UK has been highlighted once again by the 2023 Bugs Matter citizen science survey published today. The new report reveals that the...
24/04/2024
The troubling extent of insect declines in Wales has been highlighted once again by the 2023 Bugs Matter citizen science survey published today. The new report reveals that the abundance...
24/04/2024
