Recent plant and insect surveys at 20 West Lothian Council wildflower sites by conservation charity Buglife have revealed an impressive diversity of wildlife, demonstrating the important role these habitats play...
27/08/2026
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Brighter future beckons for two of Devon’s rarest ants
A new conservation project is set to provide a more secure future for two of the UK’s rarest ant species. The ants in question are the Narrow-headed Ant (Formica exsecta),...
24/08/2026
New report calls for a ban on the general sale of off-the-shelf and unchecked online pet parasite treatments and further inquiry into veterinary medicine regulations
The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has published an inquiry report investigating veterinary medicines and their impact. You can read the full report here: Paws for concern: pets,...
12/08/2026
New data on insect pollinators shows dramatic decline in hoverflies
New Official Statistics on insect pollinators have been published from the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS) during Insect Week 2026. The data collected every year across Great Britain (GB) between...
25/06/2026
Race against time to save Endangered native crayfish
As invasive American Signal Crayfish numbers surge at a Derbyshire site, a bold rescue mission gives the UK’s White-clawed Crayfish a fighting chance – thanks to a new “Ark site”...
11/06/2026
Rare moths, reclusive beetles and more wildflowers: bringing Surrey’s chalk grasslands back to life
Conservation charity Buglife is launching an exciting new project to restore precious chalk grassland in the Surrey Hills – and they want local people to get involved. A stunning but...
10/06/2026
Satellites, pollinators and wildflowers: Space4Nature transforms Surrey’s landscapes for insects
A pioneering three-year funded project that fused cutting-edge artificial intelligence with boots-on-the-ground conservation has come to a successful end – leaving behind over 60 hectares of restored pollinator habitat and...
02/06/2026
Buglife backed by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to give a brighter future for Dartmoor’s threatened invertebrates
Moor Invertebrates is an exciting new Buglife project on Dartmoor, made possible thanks to initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery Players, Moor Invertebrates will...
12/05/2026
Open letter, veterinary parasiticides in the environment
An open letter to the Environment Minister regarding veterinary parasiticides in the environment. Read the full letter below. Dear Minister, We are environmentalists, academics and veterinary professionals, writing to express...
21/04/2026
Anger as potential Site of Special Scientific Interest sand dunes are destroyed
Wildlife experts have been left devastated by the continued intentional destruction of dune habitat on the Ardeer Peninsula in Ayrshire by its landowners – despite the dunes being ear-marked as...
16/04/2026