Plymouth’s getting buzz-y for the bees with the planting of new wildlife meadows in Central Park. Plymouth City Council and Buglife will be planting 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres) of wildflowers...
11/12/2013
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Mental health and invertebrate charities join forces to expose spider scare stories
Invertebrate Conservation charity Buglife has teamed up with phobia society Anxiety UK to highlight the inappropriate portrayal of the recent portrayal of the noble false widow spider in the media....
05/12/2013
Coalition of UK environmental organisations urges UK Government to enforce bee-harming pesticide bans
Thirteen leading UK environmental organisations are today calling for the UK Government to show its commitment to reversing bee declines by fully enforcing the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. From today,...
30/11/2013
Good news for under threat site
Lodge Hill, a former military site near Chattenden, has now been formally been recognised as a ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest’ due to its huge population of Nightingales. Buglife is...
21/11/2013
Prime Minister must do more for nature, leading environmental groups warn
The Government is failing to deliver nearly a third of its natural environment commitments, despite huge public support for action for nature, wildlife and the countryside. The Government’s performance in...
20/11/2013
Groundbreaking habitat restoration project gets started
This wildlife charities RSPB, Buglife and The Land Trust will start work to restore a nationally important home for nature on Canvey Island, Essex. The abandoned oil refinery at Canvey...
18/11/2013
Funding Boost for Buglife
Buglife is today celebrating the news that it has received a £66,455.00 funding boost from SITA Trust for their project "Living Roofs for Camden's Wildlife". The ‘Living Roofs for Camden’s...
18/11/2013
More meadows for Plymouth to help our bees!
Buglife and Plymouth City Council are creating more wildflower meadows in the city as part of the Plymouth’s Buzzing project. Having planted new meadows in Stonehouse and Central Park the...
08/11/2013
Falsehoods about false widows put to rest
Conservation charity Buglife have published a new webpage packed with information about the false widow spider to allay growing fears over the danger of this slow moving arachnid. The majority...
23/10/2013
Rare brownfield wildlife under threat
A new report by wildlife charity Buglife- The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, highlights the alarming loss of wildlife-rich brownfields in the Thames Gateway. Some brownfield sites in the region can support...
12/09/2013
