Cornwall Butterfly Conservation Butterfly and Moth Field Meetings 2010
BTCV Conservation Days 2010 For all those who can make it and are reasonably fit and well, outlined below are BTCV’s (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) Conservation Days for February and March. We would be glad of some help with particular emphasis on the days at De Lank/De Lank Quarry and at Goss Moor – two important butterfly conservation sites. |
Conservation Days:
West Goss Moor
16th February 2010. 10.30 - 3pm
and Saturday 20th February 2010. 10.30 - 3pm.
Meet at map ref. SW931599, on the lay-by along the old A30.
Bring gloves, cutting and raking tools.
Leader: Paul Browning. Contact 01736 763677 for details.
Seaton Valley Country Park
Butterfly and Bug Conservation Days
Saturday 6th February and Saturday 27th February 2010
Help is needed to save rare wildlife habitats
All welcome for practical scrub cutting fun!
Seaton Valley Local Nature Reserve has some rare and declining butterflies, bees and flowers. We plan to re-open up some areas in the valley that are becoming encroached upon by the rapid growth of scrub. The species we hope to benefit are Dingy skipper butterfly, Marbled white butterfly and possibly a rare bee Andrena proxima. Management is needed to protect the last hot open grassland areas in the reserve.
Meet: Seaton Valley Country Park Car Park SX 304 544
Cost: Free
Bring: Lunch and a drink, wear strong boots or wellies and old clothes for working outdoors in the Cornish weather.
Time: 10am – 3pm but stay as long as you like.
Booking : Not required, just turn up, it would be great to see you !
For further information call 01579 341463 or email acollings@cornwall.gov.uk
Mid-summer Moths at Ponts Mill
Friday 25th June 2010 – 9:30pm – Ponts Mill, near St Blazey, Cornwall
A moth evening of recording together with Cornwall Moth Group and The Friends Of Luxulyan Valley. This event will begin at dusk and you should bring a torch and something to sit/kneel on and wrap up well. Plenty of easy parking is available in the main Ponts Mill car park. Past moth-ing events here have bought in a list exceeding 125 different species of moth for one evening’s recording at a single locality!
Leader - Phil Boggis.
Meet at SX073562 in the free car park at the end of the single track road.
For details and directions phone Phil Boggis on 01726 66124.
Mid-summer Moth-ing for the Scarce Merveille du Jour
Friday 2nd July – 9.30pm – Kilminorth Woods, Seaton Valley, Looe, Cornwall
We have high hopes of seeing this RDB3 moth here again this year near the oak trees that it breeds on. The sedentary Scarce Merveille du Jour moth has almost certainly continuously bred in the West Looe Valley since shortly after the last Ice Age! This meeting is organised by Cornwall Moth Group. The moth light will be on from dusk until late but meet at 9:30pm. Please bring a torch, something to sit/kneel on and wrap up well.
Leader - Phil Boggis.
Meet at map ref. SX248538 at the entrance to Lower Kilminorth Woods, sharp left 250 yards before Looe Bridge coming from a westerly direction on the main road.
For full details and directions phone Phil Boggis on 01726 66124.
Other websites which may be of interest:
- Butterfly Conservation organises hundreds of events around the UK every year. You can brush up your identification skills, help on a conservation task, see a rare species or just enjoy a beautiful site.
- Cornwall Moth Group events page
- Cornwall Wildlife Trust events page
- BTCV Conservation days