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New studies reviewed by Buglife show neonicotinoids are being widely spread, through the air and water, into hedgerows, meadows, rivers and ponds, where they can damage a great range of...

12/10/2015

A rare house spider has been found for the first time in Northern Ireland. The Wood house-spider (Malthonica silvestris), closely related to the house spiders that people often find in...

07/10/2015

Today on World River’s Day, Buglife are launching a strategy for freshwater invertebrates. The charity has long championed the small things that run the planet but are now turning the...

24/09/2015

Environment sector sets out visions for farming and for water in two influential publications Voluntary organisations have come together to produce ambitious visions for England’s farmland and the country’s water. Wildlife...

15/09/2015

Judges in the U.S. yesterday ruled that the pesticide regulator Environmental Protection Agency had erred in allowing the use of sulfoxaflor a new type of neonicotinoid, insecticides that have been...

11/09/2015

One year into this exciting wildflower meadow project, the Fife’s Buzzing project has already created more than 3 hectares of native flower-rich grassland. Buglife are grateful to the 730 volunteers,...

26/08/2015

One of Britain’s most endangered insects is set to have a new home in Sussex thanks to work by South East Water and environment organisations Natural England and Buglife. The...

25/08/2015

Buglife have launched Bee-autiful Bees, a 2016 calendar which will help save these amazing insects. The Bee-utiful Bee calendar is packed with close-up photos of bees on flowers alongside interesting...

20/08/2015

A Government study by their agency Fera has been published today.  The study contains three key results, it shows:- A clear relationship across regions between imidacloprid use (the commonest neonicotinoid...

20/08/2015

Exciting new work has begun to help the amazing wildlife on one of Scotland’s most iconic landscapes, the lowland raised bog. This week, wildlife charity Buglife Scotland has started on...

19/08/2015