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Current Member Organisations

Details of Buglife's member organisations, and how to join.

Buglife encourages other organisations to help support and develop our aims by becoming Member Organisations. Below are links to our current member organisations.

Amateur Entomologist logo

Amateur Entomologists' Society
Publications, Bug Club, Conservation,
Care Sheets, Events, Exhibitions, Bulletins ...Badenoch logo

Badenoch and Strathspey Conservation Group
The objects of the group is to stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of Badenoch & Strathspey.

Balfour-Browne Club
The club was formed in 1976 as a group dedicated to the study of water beetles. It was named in honour of professor Frank Balfour-Browne (1874-1967), the British doyen of water beetles. As well as an identification service, the club has a strong set of conservation objectives.

Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording SocietyBees, Wasp & Ants recording centre
BWARS co-ordinates recording on the distribution and habitats of aculeate hymenoptera to further their conservation.

Biological Recording in ScotlandBiological Recording Centre
BRISC is a membership organisation with charitable status which promotes the gathering of environmental data, in order to increase public awareness about biological diversity in Scotland and to ensure that effective actions are taken to conserve this resource.

British Arachnological SocietyBritish Arachnological Society
Aims to further the education of the public by promoting the study of the Arachnida, especially spiders, pseudoscorpions and harvestmen.

British Dragonfly SocietyBritish Dragonfly Society
Aims to promote and encourage the study and conservation of dragonflies and their natural habitats, especially in the UK.

British Entomological and Natural History Society British Entomological society logo
The British Entomological & Natural History Society (BENHS) is a society for both amateur and professional entomologists, and those interested in other branches of natural history.

British Myriapod and Isopod Group British Myriapod logo
The Group aims to promote the study of myriapods (millipedes, centipedes, pauropods and symphylans) and isopods (woodlice) by providing information and support to members and holding field meetings. Membership of the Group is free at the moment (this may be reviewed in the future).

Bumblebee Conservation Trust Bumblebee Conservation Trust logo
Founded in 2006 in response to growing concerns about the 'plight of the bumblebee'. The Trust aims to prevent further declines, and to raise awareness of the problems bumblebees face.

Butterfly ConservationButterfly Conservation Logo
Founded as the British Butterfly Conservation Society with the aim of protecting native butterflies and moths from habitat destruction and other threats.

Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland Conchological Society logo
Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland is one of the oldest existing societies devoted to the study and conservation of molluscs.

Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Entomological Society DANES Logo
The Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Entomological Society (DANES) is the premier organisation in Derbyshire for the recording and study of insects and other invertebrates.

Dipterists ForumDipterist Forum logo

A fully fledged society dedicated to the study of Diptera in Britain.

Edinburgh Entomological Club

The Grasslands Trust
The Grasslands Trust is the only national charity working Grasslands Trust logo
specifically to protect our wildflower-rich grasslands here in the UK.

Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society Lancashire and Chestershire Entomological Society Logo
Founded in 1877 the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society has had a great number of influential entomologists as members and continues to do so today.

PlantlifePlantlife logo
Plantlife is the only UK national membership charity dedicated exclusively to conserving all forms of plant life in its natural habitat.

Pond Conservation Pond Conservation logo
Pond Conservation is the national charity promoting ponds and small water bodies through research, better pond protection, practical pond creation, and management projects.

Royal Entomological Society of LondonRES logo
The Royal Entomological Society plays a major national and international role in disseminating information about insects and improving communication between entomologists.


Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPB logo
Since its founding in 1889, the RSPB has grown into Europe's largest wildlife conservation charity, with more than a million members and it has widened its sphere of influence to include a huge range of issues that affect both wildlife and habitats.

Staffordshire Invertebrate Group
Survey and record sites for invertebrates to increase understanding and knowledge of them within the county.

Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre logo
The objective of Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre is to act as a focus for environmental information in Sussex, and thus provide information on the biodiversity of Sussex to inform decision makers and the public alike.

The Wildlife Trusts Wildlife Trust logo
The Wildlife Trusts partnership is the UK's leading conservation charity exclusively dedicated to wildlife.

The Wild Trout Trust Wild Trout logo
A charity dedicated to the conservation of wild trout in Britain and Ireland through the protection and restoration of their habitats.

Yorkshire Naturalists UnionYorkshire Naturalist Union
Dedicated to studying the wildlife of Yorkshire, recording the results of these studies, presenting these records and using the information for wildlife conservation. Produces 'The Naturalist', a journal of natural history for the North of England.

Associate Member Organisations

The Oxfordshire Biological Records Centre
Record Centre collects information on all the sites of Natural History importance, ranging from National Nature Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and Local Nature Reserves, to stretches of roadside verge and green lanes. To date, the information for over 5000 sites has been computerised.

World of Woodlice
World of Woodlice offers an introduction to the wonderful world of woodlice - species of woodlice, their habitats, woodlice predators and lots more!

Xerces Society Xerces society Logo
Xerces Society, a USA based organisation devoted to insect conservation.