Over the last 18 months Sunderland City Council has worked with the wildlife charity Buglife on the ‘Making a B-Line for the North East’ project to take action for bees...
16/03/2016
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Alarming numbers of species at risk of extinction
Four new species status reviews published today highlight the very real threat of species extinction. The reviews cover Mayflies, Caddisflies, Shieldbugs and Ground beetles and show that over 70 of...
11/03/2016
Strong support from South West MPs as threatened species get new champions
Nine MPs from across the South West are lending their political support to help our region’s wildlife – by adopting threatened species in a new Species Champions initiative. Iconic and...
04/03/2016
British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016
British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016 call for entries Your chance to win a prestigious award, with a cash first prize of £5,000 and reach millions through national exposure. Help raise awareness...
23/02/2016
February brings hope after the floods
Buglife’s Conservation Director, Craig Macadam made a welcome discovery whilst walking along the River Don at Dyce (close to Aberdeen) the other weekend – adults of the very rare Northern...
22/02/2016
Can you spare an hour to help save the Tansy beetle
The Tansy beetle is to receive another boost in its conservation with a new area of habitat being created in Barlby, and the public are invited to come along and...
12/02/2016
Britain’s rarest spider found at a new site, and photographed
Conservation charity Buglife is celebrating some exciting news. Surveys for Britain’s rarest spider, the Horrid ground-weaver, have discovered a new population in Plymouth. And, for the first time ever, this...
10/02/2016
New bugs discovered on remote Atlantic island
A number of invertebrates new to the tiny UK overseas territory of St Helena have been discovered by Liza Fowler, the Bugs on the Brink Educational Officer. Invertebrate expert Dr...
03/02/2016
Buglife and Torbay Council celebrate new funding to get Torbay Buzzing!
Wildlife charity Buglife and Torbay Council are launching a new local nature initiative to help stop the decline in Torbay’s bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects, and create new wildlife-filled...
28/01/2016
Wildlife charity ‘giving a dam’ about climate change and flood prevention
Wildlife charity Buglife Scotland has announced the installation of the 1000th dam in their ambitious Slamannan bog restoration project, which is helping to repair damaged lowland raised peat bogs in...
07/01/2016
