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The start of spring can be an unpredictable affair these days but is one of the best times to observe insects. Buglife have listed some of the clear insect signs...
28/02/2014
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Dredging: Effectiveness and risks
Widespread dredging could make flooding in some communities worse in future – not better – according to a new report published by The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management...
14/02/2014
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Buglife wins Heritage Lottery Fund support for Thurrock brownfields
Buglife have secured £58,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the exciting Thurrock Stepping Stones project. The project will help protect Thurrock’s nationally important populations of invertebrates and bring...
29/01/2014
Nocturnal nature in the balance
As the longest night of the year comes around conservationists have assessed the fortunes of our native nocturnal wildlife and found a picture of mixed fortunes. Saturday December 21st is...
20/12/2013
South West celebrates success in conserving endangered crayfish
The South West Crayfish Project, led by Buglife, Avon Wildlife Trust, Bristol Zoo Gardens and the Environment Agency is celebrating moving over 4,000 endangered White-clawed crayfish to safe haven ‘Ark...
19/12/2013
Environmental NGOs to fight Bayer and Syngenta over bee-killing pesticide ban
Buglife, ClientEarth, SumOfUs.org and three other European NGOs are applying to the courts to defend a ban of three deadly chemicals found to have harmful effects on wildlife. The case,...
16/12/2013
Getting buzz-y in Central Park
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
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