Badenoch and Strathspey Conservation Group (BSCG) has released a report by the James Hutton Institute, released under a freedom of information act request, that suggests there has been a 50%...
15/09/2014
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Fife’s Buzzing wins Heritage Lottery Fund support
Today, Buglife has received £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, Fife’s Buzzing, to take place across the Kingdom of Fife. This project will create colourful...
08/09/2014
Tansy Beetle reintroduced to Wicken Fen after 32 year absence
A very rare iridescent leaf beetle has been re-introduced to Wicken Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire in a joint project between The National Trust, Buglife and the Tansy Beetle Action...
05/09/2014
Medway Council gives green light to development at Lodge Hill
Last night Medway Council voted to grant planning permission for 5,000 houses at Lodge Hill. Lodge Hill, a former military site near Chattenden, holds one of our highest legal protections...
05/09/2014
Neonicotinoids Implicated in Mass Poisoning of Bumblebee Queens
One of the worst ever incidents of mass poisoning of wild bees in the UK has come to light – approaching 500 bumblebee queens were found dead and dying on...
01/09/2014
Win a Bug Hunt with Steve Backshall
Get your creative juices flowing this summer holiday and you could be the lucky winner of a torch light moth trapping night with Steve Backshall. Simply paint, draw or make...
30/08/2014
New map helps you to build B-Lines
To help us keep track of how the B-Lines network is developing we need to find out what is happening around the country. We are therefore launching a new interactive...
29/08/2014
Heritage Lottery Fund support keeps Peterborough buzzing
Buglife have secured £51,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the exciting Peterborough’s Buzzing project, which will work with local communities to transform mown grassland into colourful, wildflower-rich havens...
27/08/2014
Disease outbreak in Dorset river affects native White-clawed crayfish
Until recently the River Allen’s native White-clawed crayfish population, one of the few remaining in Dorset, has managed to remain free from disease but dead and distressed crayfish were recently...
22/08/2014
Bumblebees most spotted in Great British bee count
Yellow and black bumblebees have been the most common species seen by people logging bee sightings for The Great British Bee Count this summer, using a smartphone app developed by...
21/08/2014
