One of the UK’s most elusive beetle species, the Mediterranean Oil Beetle (Meloe mediterraneus) has been found at two new sites in South Devon by the Life on the Edge...
28/01/2026
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A buzz of hope: will you help the Tweed’s amazing pollinators?
Conservation charity Buglife is calling on everyone – from balcony gardeners to landowners – to manage green spaces for pollinators, celebrate these pollinator-friendly spaces and add their habitat to the...
18/01/2026
Exciting new bee discovery on the North Cornwall coast
Surveys undertaken by Buglife and the National Trust at Godrevy Farm, near Gwithian have led to the exciting discovery of the nationally scarce Red Bartsia Bee at the site. Previously...
15/01/2026
Wildlife groups seek support to protect Loch Ness wildlife
Local community groups and national wildlife organisations have come together to protect one of Scotland’s most iconic lochs and landscapes. Loch Ness in the Highlands is known around the world...
12/01/2026
A buzz of hope: will you help Surrey’s amazing pollinators?
Conservation charity Buglife is calling on everyone – from balcony gardeners to landowners – to manage green spaces for pollinators, celebrate these pollinator-friendly spaces and add their habitat to the...
10/12/2025
New data suggest that insect life continues to decline, despite a hot summer
The troubling extent of insect declines has been highlighted once again by the results of the 2025 Bugs Matter citizen science survey published today. The latest data show that the...
19/11/2025
New Manifestos for Bugs in Scotland and Wales
With parliamentary elections approaching in Wales and Scotland next May, Buglife is pleased to publish dedicated Manifestos for Bugs, outlining key actions for invertebrate conservation in each nation. Manifesto for...
28/10/2025
Just add water: heavy rainfall revives ancient species on the Scottish Solway Coast
Recent wet weather has hatched a new population of the rare and ancient Tadpole Shrimp – one of the world’s oldest living animal species – at RSPB Mersehead in Dumfries,...
16/10/2025
Calls for urgent action to save Plymouth’s globally important spiders
We have written to Plymouth City Council urging it to take urgent action to secure the future of Radford Quarry, home to an internationally important population of spiders. Radford Quarry...
14/10/2025
Three years on – a renewed call to protect a wildlife haven
Local community groups and national wildlife organisations have once again called on Scottish Government agency NatureScot to urgently act to protect one of Ayrshire’s most important wildlife sites. Three years...
09/10/2025