The Biodiversity Crisis
The biodiversity crisis is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. One million species are threatened with extinction, and biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate. This is due to a number of factors, including habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and overexploitation. Biodiversity is essential for human well-being and the health of […]
Navigating the Landscape of Change: Embracing Biodiversity Net Gain
Navigating the Landscape of Change: Embracing Biodiversity Net Gain In an industry that thrives on precision and predictability, the introduction of new regulations can often evoke a sense of unease. The concerns are understandable. Implementing new requirements inevitably brings about challenges, including potential delays, increased complexity, and additional costs. However, these challenges should not overshadow […]
Insect Armageddon
Watch in horror as monster ants threaten to take over our world, as maggot-like body snatchers enslave our minds, or swarms of vampire mosquitos leave behind the empty husks of human existence! But no, this is not the next Hollywood bee movie, this Armageddon is a threat to the insects themselves, the destruction of 6-legged […]
Marvellous Moths
For many people, moths can be more pain than pleasure; eating our plants, damaging clothes, fluttering crazily around a light, but look a little closer and we discover fascinating creatures full of colour and adventure. There are many, many more UK moth species, than their more obvious cousins, the butterflies (2500 compared with 60). Perhaps […]
International Day of Happiness and the importance of ecological wellbeing
Are you happy in your job? Do you feel fulfilled and that you are contributing to a greater good? It’s International Day of Happiness on the 20th of March, and this reminds us to celebrate making the world a kinder place to be, not just for people, but for the environment we live in too. […]
February wildlife – nesting birds, foxes on the hunt and snowdrops in bloom
This month may seem too icy and cold to think about nesting but, surprisingly, there are a fair few birds who are early starters: The humble long-tailed tit busies itself as early as February gathering bits of moss, lichen and cobwebs to construct its new home, lining it with soft feathers ready to wow a […]
January wildlife – Bird songs, nest boxes and winter woodland strolls
January is reputedly the coldest month of the year. Although, with climate change, this is no longer always the case. Indeed, the beginning of 2023 seems positively mild by comparison to the past few years, and even the wildlife appears to be out of sync. At BioScapes HQ, blackbirds have started to carve up territory […]
December wildlife – Stoats, darting hares and how to build a hoverfly lagoon
When mentioning wildlife, we tend to focus on the more obvious or frequently seen creatures like birds or mammals. Little mention is made of the less conspicuous life forms like the rat-tailed maggot for example. Its name alone may trigger an element of revulsion in some, but this little creature is far from a pest. […]
November wildlife – for many, it’s slumber season
The weather is turning and a lot of our wildlife enters slumber mode in November. By the end of this month most trees will have shed their sometimes flame-coloured leaves, revealing the hidden shapes of their trunks and branches. Watch out for skeins of geese flying overhead in their perfect ‘V’ formations; you’ll no doubt […]
The Big Reset – part 2 – autumn’s progression into winter
Part one of our ‘Big Reset’ feature introduced some of the changes that nature makes in preparation for winter. In part two, we explore how birds and mammals respond to the onset of winter and what we can do to encourage these animals in our gardens and greenspaces. Migratory birds depart for sunnier climes As […]