Butterfly Conservation

Description

Butterfly Conservation is the UK charity dedicated to saving butterflies and moths.

Butterflies and moths are important parts of the ecosystem. They are beautiful and inspirational and people enjoy seeing them in their gardens and the countryside. They are sensitive to change and their fortunes help us assess the health of our environment. Two-thirds of butterfly and moth species are in decline. This is a warning that cannot be ignored.

Butterfly Conservation maintains and enhances landscapes for butterflies and moths. We provide advice to landowners and managers on how to conserve and restore habitats. We gather extensive butterfly and moth data and conduct research to provide the scien

Resources

1. Butterfly distributions for Scotland from Butterfly Conservation and the Biological Records Centre
   Scottish butterfly distribution data from the Butterflies for the New Millennium (BNM) project, the national recording scheme for butterflies, run by Butterfly Conservation, in association with the Biological Records Centre (BRC). This data set consists of 400,000 distribution records of butterflies collected by volunteers...
2. Macro-moth distribution records for the UK for the period pre 2000 from Butterfly Conservation
   Moth provisional distribution data for the period pre 2000 from the National Moth Recording Scheme led by Butterfly Conservation. The National Moth Recording Scheme provides a comprehensive network for recording the 2500+ species of moths in the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, through which members of the public can contribute moth sightings to underpin conservation...

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