London Wildlife Trust asks volunteers to seek out endangered beetles’ strongholds
is launching a project to better understand where glowworms endure in the capital, alongside a captive-breeding trial that could boost numbers at sites where they are found.
But their survival is at risk with the spread of LED lights and the development of brownfield land within the capital. Trust. “The fact that there is a small but diverse group of animals sharing our world that have the ability to generate light – it’s like magic. It’s a chemical reaction that’s strange and wonderful.”project will shed light on the elusive beetles’ remaining strongholds, with volunteers asked to help search for both adults and larvae. The beetles remain in the larval stage for between two and four years.
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