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I speak for the bugs, for the bugs have no tongues...
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Andrew Whitehouse
Damian Carrington
10 months ago
āAlarmingā bug splat decline on UK cars raises fears for flying insect numbers - Annual survey of number plates from more than 25,000 journeys reveals 63% fall in squashed bugs since 2021 Story by
@patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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āAlarmingā bug splat decline on UK cars raises fears for flying insect numbers
Annual survey of numberplates from more than 25,000 journeys reveals 63% fall in squashed bugs since 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/30/alarming-bug-splat-decline-uk-cars-fears-flying-insect-numbers
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Our Bugs Matter survey in partnership with
@kentwildlife.bsky.social
Trust has found further declines in flying insects. The latest data indicates that the abundance of flying insects in the UK has fallen by a staggering 63% since 2021.
www.buglife.org.uk/news/bugs-ma...
#Buglife
#BugsMatter
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Buglife News ~ Bugs Matter survey shows ongoing decline in UK flying insects
Read more of our latest news related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.
https://www.buglife.org.uk/news/bugs-matter-survey-shows-ongoing-decline-in-uk-flying-insects/
10 months ago
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Curtains for Light Pollution is raising awareness of how everyone can help reduce light pollution and the impact it has on wildlife and people. We are 95% of the way towards hitting out fundraising target - donate today and your contributions will be doubled!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Curtains for Light Pollution ā Big Give
Every time we turn on a light, we risk polluting the natural world. Curtains for Light Pollution is raising awareness ā¦
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000001glWfYAI
10 months ago
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A camera-shy female Black Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) at Wembury Point, South Devon today. The
#LifeOnTheEdge
project would like to know if you have seen any oil beetles on the S Devon coast:
www.southdevon-nl.org.uk/life-on-the-...
#Buglife
#SouthDevonNL
#NationalTrust
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12 months ago
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Pet fur found in bird nests contains high levels of pesticides - new evidence on the ecological impacts of flea treatments:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Pet fur found in songbird nests contains high levels of pesticides, study finds
Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/27/pet-fur-found-in-songbird-nests-contains-high-levels-of-pesticides-study-finds
about 1 year ago
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Andrew Whitehouse
Dr Rose OāNeill
about 1 year ago
āIf ministers donāt want to be challenged in the courts, they should act within the lawā not block one of the few levers we have to protect the environment.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Legal challenges to UK infrastructure projects to be blocked in push for growth
Keir Starmer hopes his plan to ātake the brakes off Britainā will send a message to business to build more
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/23/legal-challenges-to-infrastructure-projects-to-be-blocked-in-push-for-growth
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UK Governments are failing in their commitments to nature: England
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scotland
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Wales
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
3 countries,same over-arching issues: lack of urgency,lack of action & lack of investment in nature's recovery
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Window to stop decline of Englandās nature closing fast, watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection calls for urgent action after finding government is falling short on most targets
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/window-to-stop-decline-england-nature-closing-fast-watchdog-says
about 1 year ago
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Species on the Edge Winter talk series:
speciesontheedge.co.uk/events/winte...
Find out more about some of the projects that make up
#SpeciesOnTheEdge
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Winter Talk Series, Online, various dates | Species On The Edge
Join Species on the Edge for some winter talks! Explore the programme and register.
https://speciesontheedge.co.uk/events/wintertalkseries/
about 1 year ago
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Help blue beetles this
#BlueMonday
! If you have seen a Blue Ground Beetle in Devon or Cornwall please let us know. Your record will help us to better understand how this magnificent is doing, and maybe discover new populations!
www.buglife.org.uk/news/help-bl...
#Buglife
#BlueBugs
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Buglife News: Help blue beetles this Blue Monday
Read more of our latest news related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.
https://www.buglife.org.uk/news/help-blue-beetles-this-blue-monday-3/
about 1 year ago
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Andrew Whitehouse
Ruth Chambers
about 1 year ago
šThe Office for Environmental Protection has assessed government progress on the environment in 2023-24. š The verdict? It's largely off track. š This government can catch up if it acts now.
www.theoep.org.uk/report/gover...
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Fantastic beasts and where to find them! The Buglife Bug Directory is jam packed full of amazing creature features - find out more about the small things that run the world:
www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-dir...
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Bug Directory
Try our Bug indentification guide here or become a member to submit stories about missing bugs.
https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-directory/
about 1 year ago
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Andrew Whitehouse
Biological Recording Company
over 1 year ago
Last year Buglife undertook global IUCN Red List assessments for 20 of the 22 endemic invertebrate species in the UK. This blog explains the results of this assessment. š§Ŗ š
#invertebrates
#conservation
#entomology
#biology
#science
#RedList
#IUCN
biologicalrecording.co.uk/2024/07/19/e...
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Britainās Endemic Invertebrates
Craig Macadam delves into the work of Buglife on the UKās 22 species of endemic invertebrates.
https://biologicalrecording.co.uk/2024/07/19/endemic-invertebrates/
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Andrew Whitehouse
Laura Larkin
over 1 year ago
A very exciting opportunity to work with Buglife in Cornwall! Why not come and join our lovely south west team and work on a fantastic project helping threatened invertebrates around the beautiful Cornish coast
www.buglife.org.uk/job/conserva...
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Glorious up on Dartmoor today!
over 1 year ago
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Okay, here we go!
over 1 year ago
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