One of Britain’s most endangered insects is set to have a new home in Sussex thanks to work by South East Water and environment organisations Natural England and Buglife. The...
25/08/2015
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Bee-utiful Bee calendar launched
Buglife have launched Bee-autiful Bees, a 2016 calendar which will help save these amazing insects. The Bee-utiful Bee calendar is packed with close-up photos of bees on flowers alongside interesting...
20/08/2015
Government authorised neonicotinoid pesticide use despite knowing they damage honeybee colonies
A Government study by their agency Fera has been published today. The study contains three key results, it shows:- A clear relationship across regions between imidacloprid use (the commonest neonicotinoid...
20/08/2015
Repair work begins to restore a beautiful bog for bugs
Exciting new work has begun to help the amazing wildlife on one of Scotland’s most iconic landscapes, the lowland raised bog. This week, wildlife charity Buglife Scotland has started on...
19/08/2015
‘Extinct’ insect rediscovered in Edinburgh
The Bordered brown lacewing (Megalomus hirtus) has been rediscovered on Arthurs Seat, Edinburgh after having not been seen for over 30 years, and feared to be extinct in the UK....
18/08/2015
Weekend blaze damages RSPB Canvey Wick Nature Reserve
On Saturday 8th August a large fire swept through an area of the Canvey Wick nature reserve, located in South Essex, requiring the attendance of 5 fire crews, including a...
10/08/2015
Victory for the stunning Scarlet
Amazing miniature ‘beetle cottages’ co-designed by Lifeforms and Buglife for one of our rarest bugs, the beautiful Scarlet malachite beetle, have had their first success! For the first time a...
07/08/2015
Oilseed rape flourishes without bee-killing chemicals
The first harvest results of winter oilseed rape planted without neonicotinoid seed treatments have come in, and farmers are experiencing a better than usual crop – yields are higher than...
31/07/2015
Glow-worm beer supports insect charity
From the Notebook and Buglife have got together to produce a great tasting beer. Glow-worm light ale is vegan and 100% organic, brewed by the Stroud Brewery in Gloucestershire with...
29/07/2015
Pesticide approval strikes blow for bees
Buglife are outraged at the news that the Government will be allowing the planting of oilseed rape seeds, treated with bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides this autumn. These toxic chemicals not only...
23/07/2015
