Sixty per cent of UK species in decline, groundbreaking study finds
UK nature is in trouble – that is the conclusion of a groundbreaking report published today by a coalition of leading conservation and research organisations.
East Midlands branch
Species to look out for
Welcome
Welcome to the East Midlands Branch of Butterfly Conservation
The East Midlands Branch covers the counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and lowland Derbyshire.
If you live in the region and are a member of Butterfly Conservation you automatically become a member of the East Midlands branch.
News
UK Wildlife Is In Real Trouble
By Butterfly Conservation Chief Executive, Dr Martin Warren
European pollinator and plant declines slow, but British butterflies still plummeting
Wildlife declines are depressingly familiar in Britain and across the world. However, a new study, published this week in the international scientific journal Ecology Letters, provides some much needed good news.
Downloads, Recording Forms & Newsletters
Branch Events Leaflet
PDF of the East Midlands Branch Events Leaflet for 2013
Site Recording Form
Use this form for multiple visits to a single site. Please print out and send completed form to the relevant county recorder, addresses on the form.
Casual Recording Form
Use this form for visits to multiple sites. Please print out and send completed form to the relevant county recorder, addresses on the form.
Carsington Water Butterfly Recording Form
Use this form for sightings aroung the Carsington Water area in Derbyshire. Please print out and send completed forms to address on form.
Hatton Area Butterfly Recording Form
Use this form for recording butterflies in the Hatton area of Derbyshire. Please print out the completed form and send to the address on the form.
Field Trips 2013
View the East Midlands branch field trips 2013
Field Trip Reports 2012
View the East Midlands branch 2012 field trip reports
