The number of Tansy beetles found along the banks of the River Ouse has grown again in 2015, taking the estimated number of beetles to just over 24,000. The annual...
04/01/2016
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It’s going to start buzzing in Birmingham
Biffa, Buglife, Birmingham, Bees, Bristol a lot of b’s all add up to Urban Buzz, an eight city project to create habitat for pollinators. Today Buglife are launching this ambitious...
08/12/2015
Bringing England’s wildlife ‘back from the brink’ of extinction
More than 100 species of England’s most threatened wildlife could be saved from extinction thanks to a new £4.6 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). HLF has approved...
04/12/2015
It’s going to start buzzing in York
Biffa, Buglife, bees and butterflies – that’s a lot of b’s all adding to the excitement of Urban Buzz, an eight city project to create habitat for pollinators. Today Buglife...
04/12/2015
It’s going to start buzzing in Plymouth
Urban Buzz is an eight city project to create habitat for pollinators. This ambitious new program of activity will work with local people in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester,...
04/12/2015
Call to ban bee-harming pesticides in Scotland
Leading environmental charities, the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Buglife, have joined forces to call for a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, which harm bees and wild pollinators, to be banned...
01/12/2015
Dunfermline Pupils Rescue Scottish Pollinators
This autumn, pupils from St. Columba’s High School participated in a Fife-wide community project called ‘Fife’s Buzzing’ run by wildlife charity Buglife in partnership with Fife Council. Enthusiastic members of...
30/11/2015
Neonicotinoid Pesticides Linked to Dramatic Decline in Butterfly Numbers
A new study has shown a strong relationship between the decline of common and widespread British butterflies and the increasing use of neonicotinoid pesticides on arable crops. The research, a...
24/11/2015
It’s going to start buzzing in Cardiff
Urban Buzz is an eight-city project to create habitat for pollinators. Today Buglife are launching this ambitious new program of activity that will work with local people in Birmingham, Bristol,...
24/11/2015
It’s going to start buzzing in our cities
Biffa Award, Buglife, Birmingham, Bristol … a lot of b’s all add up to the Urban Buzz, an eight city project to create habitats for pollinators. Today Buglife are launching...
23/11/2015
