January Challenge - 10 days to go

The last ten days or so have been particularly challenging for moth trapping, but there is slightly milder weather in prospect so get lucky, bag those 10 macro species before the end of the month!

One of them is quite likely to be a Dotted Border.

The Llanymynech Butterfly transect. Volunteers required

 

Simon Spencer is looking for volunteers to help walk the Llanymynech Butterfly transect, which has been running for about 20 years. It takes at least 2 hours and is quite difficult walking in a few places. It is one of the best butterfly sites in Wales and Shropshire though it appears to have lost Pearl-bordered Fritillary again. There are 2 sections on the MWT reserve, 1 on the SWT reserve and 4 on footpaths on the Llanymynech Golf Course including a long section on Offas Dyke path. There has been considerable habitat restoration and scrub clearance on the Golf Course, which is part of the SSSI, funded by the Nature Network Fund with the Golf Course as the lead partner. It would be really good to see how this work affects butterfly numbers. We need some more local volunteers. We could break it up to make it easier to do or we could have more of a team. Please contact Simon Spencer cerisyi@btinternet.com or 07866428875 if you can help.

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