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The Drugs (Neonicotinoids) Don’t Work 5

New scientific evidence from the US Government further emphasises that Neonicotinoids simply do not improve crop yields. While in the UK, the NFU and friends continue to try, using anecdotes...

20/10/2014

The Drugs (Neonicotinoids) Don’t Work 4

Why do farmers buy pesticides when the scientific evidence strongly suggests that some are not cost effective? In previous blogs. I suggest that sales success can stem from fear, the need...

10/10/2014

To Kill or Not to Kill That is the Question 2

Part 2 – I didn’t mean it We all do it, we all kill bugs, but what are the ethics of doing so. In ‘Part 1 – The Value of...

03/10/2014

The creation continues

Thursday saw the second major piece of work carried out in our creation of the meadow at Toryglen. I went along with nine members of the Urban Roots volunteer group and...

26/09/2014

To Kill or Not to Kill That is the Question

Part 1 – The Value of Life We all do it, we all kill bugs, but what are the ethics of doing so. The famous arachnophobe Charlie Brooker wrote eloquently...

26/09/2014

Meadow Creation underway…

Last Thursday we started on the creation of the Toryglen Marvellous Meadow and we made some great progress. Throughout the day eight Urban Roots volunteers combined forces to start preparing...

19/09/2014

Britain’s First Bug Reserve – is OPEN

Something fantastic has happened, something that has taken a decade to achieve – Canvey Wick has been transformed from a brownfield site condemned be developed into a protected and highly...

19/09/2014

In August, Buglife was awarded a CSV Action Earth Grant to create a stunning native wildflower meadow in Toryglen, Glasgow. The ‘Toryglen’s Buzzing’ project aims to bring local residents and volunteers together in a series of...

15/09/2014

Dark days for the Environment across Europe

The new EC President’s Jean-Claude Juncker has got the public worried. An apparent shift in EC priorities, from protecting human health and the environment, to protecting big business and growth...

12/09/2014

Connecting Bees, Bugs and Biodiversity – including Bacteria and Human Beings

New research is putting a great big bold underline to Buglife’s work to put restore flower rich meadows to the countryside and people’s lives. Meadows Make You Happy An important...

05/09/2014