The troubling extent of insect declines in Northern Ireland has been highlighted once again by the 2023 Bugs Matter citizen science survey published today. The new report reveals that the...
24/04/2024
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Bugs Matter Citizen Science survey shows further decreases in insect numbers in Scotland
The troubling extent of insect declines in Scotland 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
Buglife and Slug Disco Studios celebrate second year of successful partnership
Buglife, a leading invertebrate conservation organisation, and Slug Disco Studios, the creators of the popular ant colony simulation game “Empires of the Undergrowth,” are thrilled to announce the successful continuation...
22/04/2024
Wildlife conservation bodies counter “ill-advised attack” on Natural England in letter to Secretary of State
Norfolk Wildlife Trust has today sent a letter to the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, DEFRA Secretary of State. The correspondence calls out Norfolk MPs who are labelling Natural England’s...
10/04/2024
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in UK food, prompting concerns regarding impact on human health
New research launched today reveals that many common UK food items contain PFAS pesticides. Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) analysed the latest results from the UK government’s residue testing...
10/04/2024
EGG-citing releases for rare moth in the Scottish Highlands
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has participated in the first ever release of threatened Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) moth eggs. 750 eggs were released into a specially...
05/04/2024
Buglife launches Scottish Oil Beetle Hunt for 2024 as part of the Species on the Edge programme
Buglife’s citizen science project, the Scottish Oil Beetle Hunt, needs your help. As part of the partnership programme, Species on the Edge, members of the public are asked to look...
04/04/2024
Pollinator-friendly wildflower habitats to be created in Aberdeen
The cutest little big bees from a city primary school helped to launch a project which will create a chain of pollinator-friendly wildflower meadows all over Aberdeen. The primary three...
02/04/2024
Join the Search for the Strandline Beetle
Take part in Buglife’s Citizen Science survey to help the endangered Strandline Beetle in the South West. The Strandline Beetle (Eurynebria complanata) is very striking in appearance; with its black...
15/03/2024
Parliamentary recognition of the importance and decline of invertebrates
Buglife, the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates, welcomes the recognition from the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the importance of...
07/03/2024
