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Butterfly Conservation conference 2019: 'Pathways to butterfly conservation in North West England'.
Saturday 23rd March 2019, 9am - 5pm. Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre.
The theme of the conference is 'Pathways to butterfly conservation in North West England'. Unlike the first conference in 2017 we have a large state of the art lecture theatre – there are still some places remaining, but these need to be booked in advance. Entrance and parking are free but please bring a packed lunch or buy your lunch on site. If you have not already registered your intent to attend or would like further information, please contact Chris Winnick: @email
Conference programme
Morning session
9.00 Registration
9.20 Welcome - Dr Rosa Menendez
9.25 ‘Fifty Years of Butterfly Conservation’ - Dr Jim Asher
10.05 Data Collection and Data Use - Dr Caroline Bulman
10.25 Data and Habitat Change: A Fritillary Case Study - Dr David Wainwright
10.45 – 11.05 Break Tea/coffee/biscuits available for a £1.00 donation to BC
11.10 Cumbria Bio-diversity Data Centre: [tbc]
11.30 Student Presentations:
Alex Blomfield - Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Lucy Gunson - Scotch Argus
Adam McVeigh - Mountain Ringlet
Jamal Kabir - Violets and Fritillary Distribution
Time for questions...
12.20 – 1.10 Lunch Tea/coffee/biscuits available for a £1.00 donation to BC
Afternoon session
1.15 Student Presentations:
Justine Patton - Moths and Woodlands
Abi Percival - Ride Management
Rosie Bailey - Northern Brown Argus
Future Projects
Time for questions...
2.00 Moth Recording - Steve Benner
2.20 Nature Reserves and Conservation Grazing - Bill Grayson
2.40 Conservation and Opportunities with the National Trust - Craig McCoy
3.00 – 3.20 Break.... Tea/coffee/biscuits available for a £1.00 donation to BC
3.20 Volunteer Conservation and Myers Allotment - Chris Winnick
3.40 Duke of Burgundy Conservation in South Lakeland - Martin Wain
4.00 Question and Answer Panel... Chair Dr Andrew Wilby
4.50 Closing Remarks/Evaluation