Members' Evening Wednesday 15th February 2012

Manor Farmhouse, Biddestone, Chippenham , SN14 7DH . 6:30pm for 7:00pm start



Please bring your slides, or digital photos on Memory Stick or CD (say 20 per member or less), any interesting prints or books or exhibits or whatever. These can be shared with other members. A raffle, a quiz competition plus light refreshments and a glass or two of wine.



This is a very popular evening, come and join your local chairman for an extremely enjoyable event.

The future of our butterfly and moth populations in Britain is under threat with many specialist species in serious decline. Butterfly Conservation's reason for being is to save these populations by identifying the causes for the decline and carrying out corrective measures to halt and reverse the trend.

To do this successfully we need volunteer help locally in Wiltshire, particularly from those who may not yet members of BC, to record what is out there by conducting butterfly transects and moth trapping. We have to know what species we have and how they are prospering if we are to save them. Help with scrub clearance on important sites is also a vital role for volunteers.

In parallel we need to educate the community and in particular the younger generation about moths and butterflies by way of public events such as the annual Bird & Butterfly Day at Iford Manor near Bradford on Avon.

Hugo Brooke

Chairman

                                                                              

                                                                                      Hugo, Maurice, and Marc at Iford Manor

Welcome the Wiltshire branch of Butterfly Conservation.

Our new look website has some great new features,

1. Report your butterfly sightings online.
2. Link your butterfly / moth photographs to your sightings
3. Optionally receive an email when someone submits a sighting online.
4. Optionally, only have your sighting reported to the county recorder. (for sensitive sites or species)
5. Find information about local events such as field trips, members meetings and Mothing events.

To use these new features you will need to register using the registration tab.

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