Scottish Natural Heritage has funded Butterfly Conservation Scotland to help conserve Scotland's butterflies and moths since 2002.
Key Achievements
Habitat management advice given to over 250 landowners and managers
80 workshops for volunteers, landowners and countryside staff, attended by over 800 people
A pool of 400+ active volunteers recruited
Two nature reserves in Scotland opened, joint with Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS)
- 8 ‘Learn about’ habitat management advice leaflets
- 7 Regional identification guides
- Volunteer’s Handbook compiled and reprinted twice
- Co-ordinated national surveys for Priority UKBAP species
- Held Recorders’ Gatherings for volunteers each spring
- Held Members' Days each autumn
- Annual newsletter for members, volunteers and others
- Increased membership by 250%
- Run four postcard surveys for the public
- Butterflies and moths now included as Scottish Biodiversity indicators
- Our lobbying has helped improve agri-environment and forestry grant schemes
- Assisted with SSSI condition monitoring
- Collaborated in projects with SNH, FCS, RSPB, several local BAP partnerships, BTO, the two National Parks and Buglife
- Supported UK-wide butterfly and moth monitoring schemes
To see some of the highlights from our quarterly reports to SNH click here
