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06/01/2025
Latest Blog Posts
Guardians of our Rivers: bringing communities and bugs together.
…a guest blog from Gerry Hough, volunteer catchment co-ordinator for the Guardians of our Rivers invertebrate monitoring programme for the Aberdeenshire Don. Join Gerry as he shares his journey from...
19/12/2024
Discovering Citizen Science and ecosystem balance in France
…a guest blog from Heidi Smith, Le Moulin de Pensol. In 2018, Nik and Heidi Smith began a new adventure. Moving from Norfolk, to in the Limousin, France, they began...
02/12/2024
Engaging Communities in Aberdeen B-Lines
…a blog written by Ruth Quigley, Buglife Scotland’s Aberdeen B-Lines Conservation Officer, originally published by Scottish Pollinators in September 2024 As a Buglife Conservation Officer delivering the Aberdeen B-Lines project,...
30/11/2024
Do “bugs” have brains? And what exactly is a brain anyway?
…a guest blog from Mark Millan, a neuroscientist specialising in the study and improved treatment of disorders of the brain. Following on from our blog “From Bugs to Brains.…and….From Green...
19/11/2024
So, just what is it that makes Coul Links so special?
… a blog written by Jamie Robins, Buglife’s Programmes Manager. The Save Coul Links Conservation Coalition has been working together to save a special corner of the Scottish coast and...
07/11/2024
The aquatic spiders of the fens
…a guest blog written by Bournemouth University Student, Will Thorborn Creating the Fen Raft Spider (Dolomedes plantarius) has been an interesting experience for me as it was my first time...
06/11/2024
A fresh look at one of Scotland’s Medicinal Leeches
…a guest blog written by Bournemouth University Student, Molly McCormick Seen above is a glimpse into the life of the Scottish Medicinal Leech (Hirudo medicinalis) created from silicone. The largest,...
04/11/2024
A story of a migration out of Wales (Part 2)
… a blog written by Sarah Hawkes, Buglife’s Natur am Byth! Scarce Yellow Sally Conservation Officer. (view this page in Welsh) My tale begins in mid-September on those last warm,...
29/10/2024
Stori am fudo allan o Gymru (Rhan 2)
…Ymunwch ag Sarah Hawkes, Swyddog Prosiect Isogenus nebucula Natur am Byth Buglife, yn ein blog diweddaraf. (view this page in English) Mae fy hanes yn dechrau ganol mis Medi yn ystod...
29/10/2024