One of the UK’s rarest bumblebees, the Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum) has been found for the first time on the Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent. Having declined dramatically in the...
31/08/2022
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The Silent Killer of UK Rivers: new study shows English rivers exhibiting increased chemical stress and declining invertebrate diversity
WildFish, RSPB, Buglife and The Pesticide Collaboration have released a new report: “Chemical Pollution: The Silent Killer of UK Rivers”. Using invertebrate data from the WildFish 2021 Riverfly Census, a...
18/08/2022
Open Letter, in objection to the Norwich Western Link
An open letter to Councillor Andrew Proctor, in objection to the Norwich Western Link road (NWL). Read the full letter below. You can add your voice by sharing this...
18/08/2022
South East England leads on citizen science survey numbers as ten days remain
Since June, citizen scientists across the UK have been taking part in Bugs Matter, the annual insect survey led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife. With ten days left to...
17/08/2022
Partnership to save the small things that run the planet
Lincolnshire’s Boston Seeds has donated a further almost £1,500 to Peterborough based charity Buglife, to aid their work in the conservation and development of habitats for endangered invertebrates. Receiving the...
09/08/2022
Research shows potentially dangerous levels of medical drugs for wildlife in British rivers
Wildlife charity Buglife are concerned that medical drugs are a widespread occurrence in rivers across Britain – the presence of these chemicals in our waterways may be contributing to the...
03/08/2022
Call for protection for important wildlife haven
Local community and wildlife organisations have come together to call for one of Ayrshire’s most important wildlife sites to be protected. The groups are asking for the Garnock Estuary to...
26/07/2022
“Splatometers” at the ready for Bugs Matter this Summer!
June 1 saw the much-anticipated launch of Bugs Matter 2022, the annual national insect survey led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife. So far in 2022, citizen scientists have recorded...
20/07/2022
Buglife applauds revolutionary use of trade measures to save global pollinator populations.
Buglife, the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates, has strongly welcomed the momentous step by the EU to effectively ban the import into the EU...
13/07/2022
Internationally protected Coul Links once again under threat from golf course
Conservation Coalition concerned by new plans that would damage nature A coalition of seven environmental organisations has expressed concern over new plans for a golf course at Coul Links in...
08/07/2022
