Whitleigh has been a hive of activity lately. After site preparation of the meadow was completed by Plymouth City Council, Plymouth's Buzzing was joined on Tuesday 11 March by two...
07/04/2014
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A Whale of a Decision
On the last day of March the International Court of Justice took a momentous decision. It ruled that Japan’s whaling activities in the Southern Oceans were commercial and not scientific. ...
04/04/2014
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The Drugs (Neonicotinoids) Don’t Work
For over 20 years Neonicotinoid pesticides have been pushed onto British farmers by the agrochemical industry, becoming the most abundantly used insecticides. We already know they are a high risk...
28/03/2014
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Is it ‘cos I is small?
*Warning: ‘Is it ‘cos I is small’ – UK cultural Ali G comedy reference – international readers may prefer the title ‘Species discrimination – the elephant in the room We all...
21/03/2014
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Save wildlife – close the UK borders to plants
A flatworm that overwhelms snails in a “gang attack” and has caused many extinctions when introduced to other parts of the world has now arrived in Europe. Urgent action is...
14/03/2014
Compassionate Academia
Scientific university departments have the potential to be somewhat unfriendly and impenetrable places. Huge intellects striving for national or international recognition and working their socks off to get papers published...
07/03/2014
More homes created in Plymouth
Last week Plymouth’s Buzzing visited a new school. Although we are reaching the end of the project, we still managed to buzz across to Yealmpstone Farm Primary School to work...
05/03/2014
Whitleigh is sown to bee buzzing!
Yesterday, Plymouth’s Buzzing flew over to Whitleigh to see the start of our final meadow being sown. Staff from Plymouth City Council Street Scene Services were on hand with their...
05/03/2014
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Corridors of Flower
Our countryside is fragmented and populations of many species are confined to widely separated islands. A Government announcement this week confirms that restoring and creating habitat in corridors, so that...
28/02/2014
Plymouth’s Buzzing in Spring
Plymouth was bathed in spring sunshine this weekend, well for an hour or two. It gave us time to revisit one of our meadow projects. The Family Tree site in...
24/02/2014