Norfolk Wildlife Trust has today sent a letter to the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, DEFRA Secretary of State. The correspondence calls out Norfolk MPs who are labelling Natural England’s...
10/04/2024
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‘Forever chemicals’ detected in UK food, prompting concerns regarding impact on human health
New research launched today reveals that many common UK food items contain PFAS pesticides. Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) analysed the latest results from the UK government’s residue testing...
10/04/2024
EGG-citing releases for rare moth in the Scottish Highlands
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has participated in the first ever release of threatened Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) moth eggs. 750 eggs were released into a specially...
05/04/2024
Buglife launches Scottish Oil Beetle Hunt for 2024 as part of the Species on the Edge programme
Buglife’s citizen science project, the Scottish Oil Beetle Hunt, needs your help. As part of the partnership programme, Species on the Edge, members of the public are asked to look...
04/04/2024
Pollinator-friendly wildflower habitats to be created in Aberdeen
The cutest little big bees from a city primary school helped to launch a project which will create a chain of pollinator-friendly wildflower meadows all over Aberdeen. The primary three...
02/04/2024
Join the Search for the Strandline Beetle
Take part in Buglife’s Citizen Science survey to help the endangered Strandline Beetle in the South West. The Strandline Beetle (Eurynebria complanata) is very striking in appearance; with its black...
15/03/2024
Parliamentary recognition of the importance and decline of invertebrates
Buglife, the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates, welcomes the recognition from the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the importance of...
07/03/2024
Move to close the loophole of the use of banned pesticides
During a debate in Parliament this afternoon on the environmental impact of neonicotinoids and other pesticides, the Labour Party announced a policy to end the use of emergency derogations for...
05/03/2024
Open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: Nature-based water resilience cannot wait
Nearly 30 organisations, including Buglife, NGOs, city networks, sustainable farmers, trade unions and professional associations, are calling on European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to put the nature-based EU...
05/03/2024
Sheppy’s Cider makes a buzz with Buglife charity partnership
Sheppy’s Cider, one of Somerset’s oldest cider makers, has partnered with Buglife to support the charity’s work in rehabilitating the UK’s bug population. From 12th February 2024, a portion of...
20/02/2024
