Butterfly Conservation - saving butterflies, moths and their habitats
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Welcome to the North East England Branch of Butterfly Conservation

Butterfly Conservation is a registered charity dedicated
to the conservation of butterflies and moths.





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Welcome to the web-site of the North East England branch of Butterfly Conservation. The aim of the site is to provide information about the butterflies and moths of Northumberland, Durham and north Teesside and about the activities of the branch.

The north east has a very diverse range of habitats including extensive areas of upland moorland, coastal dunes, farmland, broad-leafed and coniferous woodland as well as many interesting brown-field sites that reflect the industrial history of the area. These different habitats support a wide range of fauna and flora and about thirty species of butterfly and many species of moth may be seen within the region.

The North East England branch of Butterfly Conservation seeks to increase our knowledge of the region's butterflies and moths, to assist in their conservation and to encourage the study of these fascinating insects.  Please scroll down below for latest news from the Branch or navigate to the other pages of the web-site via the tabs to the left of the screen.


Garden Moth Survey  Are you interested in participating in a nationwide survey of moths? Please contact Mike Cook ().  Mike has a limited number of spare moth traps available to loan out to beginners to get them started on the survey so let him know if you would be interested in taking on one of these.

New tool for submitting records  See our new record reporting tool which will provide an easy way to submit butterfly records to the recorder.  The link is also provided in the side menu in left margin of each page of the website where you will also find a link for viewing records.  It will still be possible to submit records by other methods (e.g. spreadsheet or iRecord) but please use one method only to reduce the risk of double reporting.

Autumn 2022/Spring 2023 Newsletter Due to family circumstances it was not possible to publish the newsletter in Autumn 2022 so issue 46 was published in Spring 2023. The newsletter an be accessed here.

2019 Annual Butterfly Summary  Our Annual report summarising records of butterflies made in the North East during 2019 is now available on-line and can be downloaded here.

2018 Annual Butterfly Summary  Our Annual report summarising records of butterflies made in the North East during 2018 is now available on-line and can be downloaded here.

New Recording arrangements.  Please note we have established new arrangements for the submission of 'casual' butterfly records (i.e. not transect records or Butterflies of the Wider Countryside Survey results). These records should be e-mailed to the following address irrespective of whether they relate to Durham or Northumberland:

Lyme Disease  Members should be aware of the possible risks of contracting Lyme disease if they are visiting sites where ticks are present.  For more information about this disease and sensible precautions you can take, please see the web-site of the Lyme Disease Action charity

Can you help?We are always looking for keen individuals to help promote our activities and increase awareness of butterflies, moths and their habitats.  'North East England' covers the historic counties of Northumberland and Durham, i.e. the entire area between the rivers Tweed and Tees.  It would be great, if possible, to have people working in both the north and south.  If you have a little free time, and think you could help with the following, please contact us. It is not onerous being on the committee, and it can be good fun!

* Publicity and promotion: e.g. liaising with other organisations, the press and media;

* Organising events, field outings, workshops etc.

* Education: liaising with schools, colleges etc. and involving young people

Electronic Mailing List!  Would you like to be notified of Branch events by e-mail?  Butterfly Conservation members are invited to contact the Membership Secretary if they would like be added to an electronic mailing list.  This should help to provide more timely notice of events such as field trips, work parties and meetings.  This is entirely voluntary and will not affect existing methods of communication which will continue to be used.

Latest update 24 November 2023.


 
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