Surveys & Monitoring

Current priorities during 2009 are all of the UKBAP species, but especially

Butterflies:

Chequered Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Marsh Fritillary, Mountain Ringlet, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Blue, & Large Heath (in the lowlands)

Moths:

Dark Bordered Beauty, Forester, Kentish Glory, Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth, Northern Dart, Slender Scotch Burnet & Small Dark Yellow Underwing

If you can help with survey or monitoring these species and/or their habitats, please get in touch.

Practical habitat management work

Currently we have few opportunities for practical work on sites - work on our two reserves at Mabie Forest and Loch Arkaig is mostly carried out by Forest Enterprise.

However we are clearing invasive, non-native cotoneaster from a Slender Scotch Burnet site on Mull. Please get in touch to find out details of our next volunteer workparty.

Helping at Shows

Please contact your regional Branch to see if you can help at any other shows or similar events.

Doing talks and helping at events

Please contact your regional Branch to see if you can help at any events (e.g. moth trapping) or similar events.

Please get in touch with the Stirling office or your Branch if you can offer to do talks on behalf of Butterfly Conservation Scotland.

THANK YOU!