What do you think of when you read “flying insects” - flies, moths, ladybugs – they used to be everywhere. They’d be splattered on your windows, all over your trash and addicted to your houselights. Nowadays they are sparse. They’ve been on a steady decline since the 70s, but an alarming 63% fall off since 2021 recorded by BugsMatter on a survey. (Kolbe, 2017) Why is this the case? Dr Lawrence Bell from Kent Wildlife theorizes that this is the resulting effects of a histo

Researchers have found that Gen Z particularly feel personally connected to the climate crisis, and as a university student, I’ve experienced this firsthand. Our engagement with issues such as global warming and plastic pollution means our next stop must be biodiversity protection. And here's why: Social Media As we have grown up with social media, we easily use it as a tool to incite change. Young people dominate online platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter, spreadi

Urban foxes in the UK are pretty exceptional. In cities, especially places like London, they’ve figured out how to live right alongside us. Instead of running away at every sound, a lot of them seem way more chill around people than foxes in the countryside. Some researchers even think urban foxes might be showing early signs of “self-domestication”. That doesn’t mean they’re turning into pets, they’re still very much wild, but the ones that aren’t as scared of humans tend to

Okay, quick reality check. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Around 1 in 6 species here are at risk of extinction, and since the 1970s we’ve lost nearly half of our wildlife overall. That’s not just sad - it’s alarming. And this isn’t just about cute hedgehogs or bees (although, yes, save them please). Nature literally keeps our economy running. Pollinators support UK crops worth hundreds of millions of pounds every year. Healthy soils grow our