Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust

Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust Buglife is the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates. Invertebrates are facing an extinction crisis.

There are more than 40,000 invertebrate species in the UK, and many of these are under threat as never before. Invertebrates are vitally important to a healthy planet – humans and other life forms could not survive without them. The food we eat, the fish we catch, the birds we see, the flowers we smell and the hum of life we hear, simply would not exist without bugs. Invertebrates underpin life on

earth and without them the world’s ecosystems would collapse. Today, thousands of invertebrate species are declining and many are heading towards extinction. Worldwide 150,000 species could be gone by 2050 if we do nothing. Each invertebrate species plays a unique and important role in the web of life, but once lost, they cannot be replaced. Many invertebrates have incredible life stories yet to be told, and we literally don’t know what we are on the brink of losing. Buglife’s aim is to halt the extinction of invertebrate species and to achieve sustainable populations of invertebrates.

Closing soon!Join our Team - Assistant Country Manager: Scotland👇buglife.org.uk/job/assistant-manager-scotland/😍 We have...
02/09/2026

Closing soon!

Join our Team - Assistant Country Manager: Scotland
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buglife.org.uk/job/assistant-manager-scotland/

😍 We have an exciting opportunity to join the Buglife Team!

ℹ️ Application deadline: Friday 4 September 2026

🦋 Buglife is looking for a passionate conservation professional with knowledge of and a strong interest in terrestrial invertebrates to join our Conservation team as Assistant Manager on a part-time basis.

🐝Working alongside the Country Manager and our existing Assistant Manager, you’ll help lead and support our Conservation Officers and volunteers, oversee conservation projects, develop partnerships and contribute to project development, support exploration of new fundraising opportunities.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in delivering Buglife’s conservation priorities, advocating for invertebrates and helping to restore and protect the habitats they depend on.

Find out more and apply
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buglife.org.uk/job/assistant-manager-scotland/

Not for you? ❤️🔃 with your family and friends, to help some fascinating invertebrates.

Did you know there are some fantastic opportunities to join the Life on the Edge team, and do something amazing for Devo...
02/09/2026

Did you know there are some fantastic opportunities to join the Life on the Edge team, and do something amazing for Devon's wildlife.

🌬️ Spend time in the fresh air, be active, meet new people and make a real difference for nature; with upcoming survey dates focussed on bush crickets!

The next scheduled survey session is taking place on Friday and will be focussing on bush crickets!
🗓️ Friday 4 September
🕙 10:30-15:30
📌 Wembury Coast, Devon

ℹ️ To find out more or book your place, please visit
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southdevon-nl.org.uk/event/life-on-the-edge-volunteers-and-surveys-bush-crickets/

Or contact event organisers South Devon National Landscape via email on [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you there!
Fatface Foundation Devon Environment Foundation Milkywire The South West Coast Path Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust

~ New report calls for a ban on the general sale of off-the-shelf and unchecked online pet parasite treatments and fur...
01/09/2026

~ New report calls for a ban on the general sale of off-the-shelf and unchecked online pet parasite treatments and further inquiry into veterinary medicine regulations
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buglife.org.uk/news/new-calls-to-ban-sale-of-off-the-shelf-and-unchecked-online-pet-parasite-treatments-and-further-inquiry-into-veterinary-medicine-regulations/

✅ We welcome the Environment and Climate Change Committee’s report and its call to end the general sale of harmful veterinary medicines. This recommendation reinforces Buglife’s longstanding campaign and the evidence presented in our report earlier this year on the damaging effects of veterinary medicines on invertebrates.

🌁 We also welcome the cross-party concern about the lack of regulatory transparency and the chemical industry’s influence.

The Government must now act on these findings to deliver stronger safeguards for wildlife, people and pets.

ℹ️ Find out more and read the full story
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buglife.org.uk/news/new-calls-to-ban-sale-of-off-the-shelf-and-unchecked-online-pet-parasite-treatments-and-further-inquiry-into-veterinary-medicine-regulations/
📷 Dog swimming “P6290083” © Alexis Vaudelin (CC BY 2.0)
Froglife SongBird Survival WildFish

Volunteers wanted! Join Buglife in Tweedbank Park for a morning of plug planting to help improve the park for biodiversi...
01/09/2026

Volunteers wanted! Join Buglife in Tweedbank Park for a morning of plug planting to help improve the park for biodiversity.

🗓️ Thursday 10 September 2026
🕙 10:00-12:00
📌 Tweedbank Park Meadow, Scottish Borders (what 3words: ///personal.scribble.such)

This is the first event of the season that gives volunteers along the Tweed a chance to get involved with habitat creation/improvement, while learning more about the Tweed’s pollinators and how this work aims to support them.

ℹ️ To register your interest or for more information, please email our Pollinators Along the Tweed Officer, Kate: Kate.O’[email protected]
To see other available dates and what else is on this September, check out our Events page at: https://www.buglife.org.uk/events/
National Lottery Heritage Fund

Are you joining Buglife Scotland Carse of Gowrie Conservation Officer, Neil, and Campy Growers to celebrate Scottish pea...
31/08/2026

Are you joining Buglife Scotland Carse of Gowrie Conservation Officer, Neil, and Campy Growers to celebrate Scottish pears tomorrow?

🍐 Experience Scottish pears, perry and pear cider vinegar from the Carse of Gowrie.

🗓️ Tuesday 1 September 2026
🕙 From 10:00
📌 Campy Growers, Camperdown Park, Dundee

🌳 Find out about the special orchards and their role in our ecosystem. Discover how to protect them for bees and future generations!

For more information please email [email protected]
The National Lottery Heritage Fund NatureScot Milkywire Animal Friends Pet Insurance

Can art help save the small things that run the planet?👇buglife.org.uk/blog/can-art-help-save-the-small-things-that-run-...
31/08/2026

Can art help save the small things that run the planet?
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buglife.org.uk/blog/can-art-help-save-the-small-things-that-run-the-planet/

🎨 It probably won't surprise you to hear that the arts and insects are deeply intertwined; with insects having played, and indeed still playing, a significant role in the arts industries; but can art help save the small things that run the planet?

📝 Join us in our latest guest blog, written by artist and Buglife supporter, Joanna Stump, as we explore that very question.
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buglife.org.uk/blog/can-art-help-save-the-small-things-that-run-the-planet/
📷 Let the dandelions grow © Joanna Stump Creations

~ Join our Team - Assistant Country Manager: England👇buglife.org.uk/job/assistant-manager-england/😍 We have an excitin...
28/08/2026

~ Join our Team - Assistant Country Manager: England
👇
buglife.org.uk/job/assistant-manager-england/

😍 We have an exciting opportunity to join the Buglife Team!

ℹ️ Application deadline: Sunday 13 September 2026

🦋 Buglife is looking for a passionate conservation professional to join our Conservation team as Assistant Manager and help us expand Buglife’s reach and impact across England, on a part-time basis.

🐝Working alongside the Country Manager and our existing Assistant Manager, you’ll play a key role in expanding our work across the North, East and Midlands of England.

Find out more and apply
👇
buglife.org.uk/job/assistant-manager-england/

Not for you? ❤️🔃 with your family and friends, to help some fascinating invertebrates.

28/08/2026

More than 4,000 invertebrate species spend at least part of their lifecycle in freshwater in the UK, with bugs like mayflies relying entirely on the water.

☣️ This means that they can’t escape, or leave, if the water becomes polluted by toxic chemicals.

Right now our river bugs are dealing with many challenges, including tick and flea treatments for pets. These treatments are full of chemicals that are so toxic they’ve been banned in farming, but they are still ending up in the bugs’ watery homes, in huge quantities.

📉 Fipronil and Imidacloprid are some of the biggest polluters in our rivers and where these chemicals have been found in high concentrations, there has been up to a 90% decline in river bugs.

If we don’t solve this pollution problem, the bugs will carry on declining.

To find out more visit our dedicated web pages
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https://www.buglife.org.uk/campaigns/veterinary-medicines/
🎨 Missing bugs animation ©️illustrator and designer, Anina Takeff

Nature is thriving across West Lothian!👇buglife.org.uk/news/surveys-highlight-rich-biodiversity-across-west-lothian-wild...
27/08/2026

Nature is thriving across West Lothian!
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buglife.org.uk/news/surveys-highlight-rich-biodiversity-across-west-lothian-wildflower-sites/

📝Throughout July, Buglife’s B-Lines Officer, Rachel, has been carrying out plant and insect surveys across 20 wildflower sites managed by West Lothian Council. From colourful banks besides Almondvale Play Park to species-rich grasslands at Beecraigs and Almondell Country Parks, every site has revealed its own unique diversity of plants and pollinators.

🌼 At some sites, an impressive 58 plant species were recorded, including the beautiful Greater Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera chlorantha), now recorded at four new sites! New records for the Bilberry Bumblebee (Bombus monticola), Dark Green Fritillary (Speyeria aglaja) and the Pale-footed Pithead (Pipiza luteitarsis) hoverfly have also been confirmed.

🐝These surveys help guide management and demonstrate the value of wildflower habitats, not only for pollinators and wildlife but also for the many people who enjoy these colourful spaces throughout the year.

👏 A huge well done to everyone involved in creating and caring for these habitats. They are a brilliant example of how local councils can support nature recovery through the B-Lines network, while benefiting local communities.

📸 Got a favourite pollinator-friendly spot? Share your photos with us and remember to add your site to Buglife’s B-Lines map!
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buglife.org.uk/our-work/b-lines/
📷 Bilberry Bumblebee (Bombus monticola) © Charlotte Rankin | Almondvale Play Park © Rachel Richards | Eliburn Park © Rachel Richards | Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) © Simon Munnery | Rosemount Park Linlithgow © Rachel Richards | Beecraigs Greater Butterfly Orchid © Rachel Richards | Pale-footed Pithead (Pipiza luteitarsis) female © S.Rae (CC BY 2.0)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund

~ As part of the Riverwoods Blueprint Project, Buglife is proud to bring you MoRPh citizen science taster sessions in ...
26/08/2026

~ As part of the Riverwoods Blueprint Project, Buglife is proud to bring you MoRPh citizen science taster sessions in the Tweed Catchment!

❓Are you interested in knowing more about how your local river ticks?

📈 Buglife is offering a free taster session in MorPH river surveying techniques.
📆 Saturday 29 August
🕙 10:00 - 16:00
📌 Lauder, Scottish Borders
(full location details will be shared on booking)

Join for the morning only, or the full day to find out more about monitoring changes in river condition

ℹ️ To find out more and book your place please email Elaine at [email protected]
Scottish Wildlife Trust Tweed Forum Destination Tweed UK

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