Saving the small things that run the planet
A blog by Buglife Digital Officer, Beccy Mersh, following a visit to the inaugural RHS Badminton Flower Show and the award-winning Buglife-sponsored Blue Halo Garden. On Wednesday 8 July, three of the Buglife team arrived at the very first Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show to be held in the stunning parklands of Badminton...
31/07/2026
A guest blog written by Arts University Bournemouth BA (Hons) Costume and Performance Design, Kaitlin Toft It may surprise you to know that fashion, the arts and insects are deeply...
29/07/2026
A blog written by Buglife Advocacy and Social Change Manager, David Smith Deliberately lighting up the night sky with mirrors for solar energy would put all species that rely on...
21/07/2026
A guest blog written by “Nature’s Acre” author Ciarán De Buitléar When we started in the Walled Garden, there was a question straight away: Was it for growing food or...
25/06/2026
The second in a series of blogs written by Buglife Development Officer, Beth Barber, celebrating the seasonality of our gardens. • See previous post: Spring is sprung It’s hard to...
22/06/2026
…a guest blog written by MSc Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology student at the University of Exeter, Clemmie Little. In my experience, there is a broad consensus that moths are little...
02/06/2026
A blog written by Rachel Richards, Buglife’s B-Lines Officer, originally published by Countryside Jobs Service for World Bee Day 2026. Today we celebrate the beautiful, amazing, diverse bees found in...
20/05/2026
A blog written by Buglife’s B-Lines Officer, Rachel Richards, originally written for Nature Friendly Farming Week 2026 Nature Friendly Farming Week (18–24 May 2026) is the perfect time to think...
18/05/2026
A revised blog, originally written by Andrew William Kirkland in July 2020, reviewed by Buglife for Solitary Bee Week 2026 When discussing bees, people tend to imagine social bees, such...
05/05/2026
By Buglife Programmes Manager, Jamie Robins A recent report from Wild Justice made headlines when it revealed that the Government’s environmental advisor Natural England has stopped designating Site of Special...
23/04/2026