Study that asked people to count squashed bugs reveals worrying results

A project asking people to count squashed bugs on their car number plates suggests flying insects have declined.

The citizen science survey led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife showed a 78 per cent decline in “bug splats” on number plates across the UK since 2004.

The conservationists warned the dramatic falls in flying insects were a “red flag” for the state of nature in the UK which should not be ignored.