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
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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
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Connecting Bees, Bugs and Biodiversity – including Bacteria and Human Beings
New research is putting a great big, bold underline to Buglife’s work to restore flower-rich meadows to the countryside and people’s lives. Meadows Make You Happy An important review by...
05/09/2014
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Celebrating Bugs
I feel as if this blog has been quite downbeat over the last few months. I have been drawing attention to the many problems that bugs face in society. Problems such...
22/08/2014
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Bug Talk Bugs Me
At Buglife we frequently wince at the distain, discrimination and disregard that we humans talk about the vast, wonderful and down-right essential spectrum of invertebrate life. Clearly some bugs do...
15/08/2014
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Selling Bugs
This week is a guest blog – by Buglife’s Director of Communications and Fundraising, Paul Hetherington. Enjoy. Matt Shardlow. Selling bugs is quite a challenge, but it shouldn’t be. The...
08/08/2014
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Where Less is More
This week is a guest blog – by Buglife’s Director of Conservation, Craig Macadam. Enjoy. Matt Shardlow. Unless you’ve been on a different planet you’ve probably noticed that the 20th...
01/08/2014
Back in Blighty, what’s next?
Now back in the UK after another three days on the Royal Mail Ship and then three days waiting for the connecting flight from Ascension to the UK, I have...
30/07/2014
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The Drugs (Neonicotinoids) Don’t Work 3
The controversy over the cost effectiveness of neonicotinoid pesticides continues to grow. In response to a request from Members of Parliament to provide peer reviewed evidence that neonicotinoids are cost...
25/07/2014
What has the Environment Secretary ever done for wildlife?
As a member of Cabinet and head of a Government Department, the Secretary of State for the Environment has significant power over the natural environment. This power can be used...
18/07/2014