Plans to build a theme park in North Kent on top of 100ha of a nationally important wildlife site have been withdrawn at the eleventh hour by the applicant –...
29/03/2022
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10 species that can help save the world – new report highlights the need for UK leadership to restore nature globally
13 nature charities including the Woodland Trust. Marine Conservation Society, Buglife, and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust have today published a new report – 10 species that can help save the...
14/03/2022
Thunderbirds are No!
A coalition of charities has welcomed the decision by BBC Studios and ITV Studios to withdraw their support for a proposed theme park in North Kent that would have a...
26/02/2022
New campaign calls for a ‘legal right to local nature’ in Levelling Up reforms
Government levelling up plans will fail unless they include levelling up access to nature, warn 60+ organisations in a major new cross-sector campaign New research finds 85% of people in...
24/02/2022
Truly Back from the Brink
Almost one hundred threatened species in England have seen their prospects of survival improved after 5 years of concerted emergency work by nearly 100 organisations funded by the National Lottery...
13/02/2022
Aquatic insects in hot water
Research published this month reveals that insects in British fresh waters are potentially at risk from climate change. The study, lead by Buglife’s Conservation Director Craig Macadam, was published in...
03/02/2022
Government puts bees at risk
The Government, for the second year running, has allowed for a banned bee-harming pesticide to be used by sugar beet farmers in England, threatening our precious pollinators In making the...
17/01/2022
Exciting nature recovery project is awarded National Lottery funding
The South Devon AONB Unit is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a £220,900 development grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund as initial support for its multi...
11/01/2022
Citizen Scientists Responded to call to splatometers
Participation in this year’s Bugs Matter survey was fantastic, with a total of 4,998 journeys logged and 5,434 downloads of the Bugs Matter app. This is enough to carry out...
28/12/2021
In Memory of Edward Wilson
Edward Osborne “E. O.” Wilson FMLS was a prominent biologist and researcher. He was been Buglife’s Vice President 2004 until December 2021. Matt Shardlow, Buglife Chief Executive commented. “Sad to...
27/12/2021
