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Record and report insects on your car registration plate at the end of a journey to help us to understand more about insect abundance.
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Bugs Matter on a Glider
A unique collaboration between Kent Wildlife Trust and Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club
“Splatometers” at the ready for Bugs Matter this Summer!
June 1 saw the much-anticipated launch of Bugs Matter 2022, the annual national insect survey led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife. So far in 2022, citizen scientists have recorded over 3000…
Why Bugs Matter & what you can do to help
This is Talk on the Wild Side. I'm Rob Smith, and in this episode, bugs matter. And bugs really do matter. Don't just take my word for it. As Sir David Attenborough no less puts it, if…
Citizen Scientists across the UK demonstrate that “Bugs Matter” this summer
The end of the school summer holidays saw the conclusion of this year’s national insect survey, Bugs Matter, on 31 August.
Citizen Scientists across the UK demonstrate that “Bugs Matter” this summer
The end of the school summer holidays saw the conclusion of this year’s national insect survey, Bugs Matter, on 31 August. Led by conservation charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, the…
Citizen scientists across the UK buzzed into action for Bugs Matter this summer
The end of summer saw the conclusion of this year’s national insect survey, Bugs Matter, on 30 September.
Does my vote matter?
Every time we approach an election, there will be those of us who feel sure of ourselves and our impact, and those of us who start to question ‘Does my vote really matter?’.
Where have all the insects gone? Conservationists’ call to show that Bugs Matter
As the summer holidays begin, the Bugs Matter 2024 survey, led by Buglife and Kent Wildlife Trust, is calling on citizen scientists across the UK to participate in this crucial insect population…
Bugs Matter Citizen Science survey shows further falls in Kent insect numbers
The troubling falls in insect numbers in Kent has been highlighted once again by the 2023 Bugs Matter citizen science survey published today. The new report reveals that the abundance of flying…
Virtual ‘splatometer’ makes it even easier for citizen scientists to contribute to Bugs Matter survey in Kent
Conservation charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife have launched the Bugs Matter 2023 Survey, introducing a new virtual ‘splatometer’ to measure insect splats on number plates as a measure of…
Bugs Matter Survey reveals 50% fewer insects than 15 years ago
Innovative citizen science project using 'splatometer' tests finds 50% fewer insects in Kent since 2004