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National Site
- Butterfly Conservation
www.butterfly-conservation.org
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www.mothscount.org The Butterfly
Conservation site devoted to the National Moth Recording Scheme
Local Branches
Recommended Sites
Along with the national and county BC websites, these following
excellent sites are our top referrers, sending the most people to our
Sussex site. Please return the compliment and visit them:
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UK
Butterflies
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/
Photographs, food plants, and flight charts of all species
regularly found in the United Kingdom
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Rye Harbour Wildlife
www.rxwildlife.org.uk/ The blog with the
lastest wildlife news for the Hastings, Rye Bay and Dungeness
area
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www.littlesnails.com/Moths/ The garden moth trap diary of
Bob Foreman in his Lindfield garden - another great way of
getting an idea of what might be turning up in your
garden
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Learnaboutbutterflies Packed with
information and photos of all British butterflies, also an
excellent and growing selection of species from Peru, Brazil,
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and elsewhere.
The prime aim of the site is to promote conservation -
particularly rainforest conservation. Also there is a lot of
information about ecology, anatomy, survival strategies,
migration, taxonomy and a whole lot more. Almost 400 pages and
1300 images so far, and growing!
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UKMoths
http://ukmoths.org.uk/
A fantastic site with thousands of pictures of moths
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National Moth Night
Britain’s annual celebration of moths and moth recording. It
is run jointly by Atropos and Butterfly Conservation .
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Check out Julie Horner's website showing
her
butterfly paintings available as
limited edition prints. If you buy, then claim the donation for
the Sussex branch of BC by quoting BC01 in any communication.
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Montgomeryshire Moth Group Moths and mothing in Montgomeryshire, a new site and although not being terribly locally based it is well worth visiting for its detailed information and high quality photography.
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Victoria Natural History Society's VNHS
Invertebrate Alert A fascinating sightings page detailing invertebrate sightings in the southern Vancouver Island region of British Columbia, something of a "parallel universe" of Satyr Anglewings and Propertius Duskywings with an awful lot more besides.
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Butterfly conservation South West Scotland Branch: Facebook page.
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Northumberland Moths A guide to the moths of Northumberland, 1281 different species of moths have been recorded in Northumberland and new species are being discovered every year. This site provides access to the county database which holds 275353 records.
These butterfly and moth sites are also worth
visiting
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British
Butterflies
www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/
Photographs and descriptions of British butterflies by Steven
Cheshire
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A
new group has been established for Butterfly Conservation members
wanting to help conserve butterflies and moths in Europe.
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Atropos
www.atropos.info/
Publication for butterfly, moth, and dragonfly enthusiasts in
the British Isles. Insect migration, conservation, and field
techniques are central themes
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National Macro Moth Recording Scheme
www.mothrecording.org.uk Keep
your eye on this in forthcoming months as this scheme is
developed
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Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
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British Butterflies at Wild About Britain
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www.sussexwildlifewalks.com Local
guide, Paul James, offering walks in Sussex and beyond
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www.whatsthatcaterpillar.co.uk 800
caterpillars of Britain and Europe
And these more general wildlife sites are also recommended
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Haslemere Natural History Society. Haslemere Natural History Society has the aim of raising awareness, understanding and appreciation of the natural world in Haslemere and the surrounding area, with a particular interest in butterflies.
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Garden of Eaden A really interesting
blog by a gardening writer and photographer, looking at
gardening for wildlife
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Sussex Ornithological Society
www.sos.org.uk Website and daily-updated sightings
page
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The Birds of Sussex
- Lancing Ring nature notes
- Horsham
Natural History Society An organisation for those with a
general interest in Natural History with lectures, field trips,
and courses
- Friends
of the Brede Valley Website devoted to
the stretch of beautiful Sussex countryside near Rye.
- Friends of Weir Wood Information about the wildlife aspects of Weir Wood Reservoir in East Sussex, together with news of recent sightings, photographs, and information about the reservoir itself.
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