New multi-species conservation programme, Species on the Edge, kicked off public events in the Outer Hebrides with a Short-necked Oil Beetle workshop on North Uist which saw 24 of this...
18/05/2023
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NatureScot objects to plans for a luxury golf course at Coul Links
An application to build a luxury golf course on one of the last coastal dune habitats in Scotland has been dealt a huge blow, with NatureScot objecting to the plans....
17/05/2023
Ban foreign soil imports to help save British wildlife – warn nature experts
Nature experts, from organisations including Buglife and The Wildlife Trusts are calling on the Government to phase-out imports of soils from other countries, to help prevent ‘nature invaders’ from entering...
15/05/2023
Exciting new Buglife project, “Pollinators Along the Tweed”, gets underway
“Pollinators Along the Tweed”, a new Buglife Scotland partnership project restoring 40 hectares of wildflower-rich habitat along the River Tweed, is set to create a buzz for local pollinators and...
19/04/2023
Major milestone for conservation of the rare pond mud snail
After a mammoth five-year search, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS)’s conservation breeding programme to boost numbers of the rare Pond Mud Snail has reached a major milestone. Five...
17/04/2023
Buglife launches Scottish Oil Beetle Search as part of the Species on the Edge programme
Buglife launches its citizen science project the Scottish Oil Beetle Search. As part of the new partnership programme, Species on the Edge, members of the public are asked to look...
13/04/2023
Conservation Coalition calls for public’s help again to save Coul Links
Golf course proposals would destroy part of irreplaceable protected site for nature A coalition of seven environmental organisations is once again asking for the public’s help to save the internationally...
30/03/2023
Action required to halt crustacean crisis in UK seas
Conservation charity, Buglife, is raising concern about declining populations of crabs and lobsters, highlighting the lack of attention, protection and stewardship they are given, and calling for improved protection measures...
21/03/2023
#RestoreNature Joint Statement
On International Day of Action for Rivers, 207 organisations, including Buglife, are calling upon all EU Member States, Members of the European Parliament and the European Commission to #RestoreNature and...
14/03/2023
Charismatic European Rhinoceros Beetle found in the UK
A European Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes nasicornis), native to continental Europe and widespread around the Mediterranean Sea, has been found in Durham, having hitched a ride in a potted plant. The...
28/02/2023
