The Swanscombe Peninsula in North Kent is home to a remarkable mosaic of habitats and is one of the UK’s best kept wildlife secrets. However, plans for the London Resort...
12/08/2020
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Brownfield or greenfield – it’s not a black and white issue
Let’s change our assumptions about developing land – that’s the message from Buglife, who want to remind politicians it’s not as simple as brown versus green. The Government has renewed...
05/08/2020
Conservationists come together to save the threatened Shrill carder bee
A group of leading conservationists have committed to work together to save the rarest bumblebee in England and Wales, the Shrill carder bee. From today (14 July 2020) more than...
14/07/2020
England’s B-Lines network will give pollinating insects a boost
A newly completed B-Lines network for England is being launched this week by conservation charity Buglife. B-Lines is a strategically mapped nationwide network of potential and existing wildflower habitat, designed...
13/07/2020
Fine words, but insufficient action – Audit judges EU’s efforts to halt insectinction as failing.
On Thursday 9 July 2020, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish the Special Report “Protection of wild pollinators in the EU: Commission initiatives have not borne fruit”. It...
09/07/2020
Major new invertebrates photography awards launched, with £23,000 prize fund
A major new photo awards have just launched – the Luminar Bug Photography Awards 2020, in association with Buglife. These annual photo awards are a celebration of the amazing world...
30/06/2020
Buglife’s B-Lines will put a buzz back into Staffordshire’s towns and countryside
Today Buglife with funding from Defra, launches an ambitious plan to help our bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other pollinating insects. Staffordshire B-Lines aims to connect the county’s best remaining wildlife sites through...
23/06/2020
Buglife’s B-Lines will put a buzz back into Warwickshire and West Midlands’ towns and countryside
Today Buglife with funding from Defra, launches an ambitious plan to help our bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other pollinating insects. Warwickshire and West Midlands B-Lines aims to connect the county’s best remaining...
23/06/2020
Buglife’s B-Lines will put a buzz back into Derbyshire’s towns and countryside
Today Buglife with funding from Defra, launches an ambitious plan to help our bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other pollinating insects. Derbyshire B-Lines aims to connect the county’s best remaining wildlife sites through...
22/06/2020
Buglife’s B-Lines will put a buzz back into Cheshire and Merseyside’s towns and countryside
Today Buglife, with funding from Defra, launches an ambitious plan to help our bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other pollinating insects. Cheshire and Merseyside B-Lines aims to connect the county’s best remaining wildlife...
19/06/2020