Long Term Monitoring
Butterflies
Butterflies are monitored around the grounds of the Medina Valley Centre throughout the year and a transect walk has carried out between April and September since 1988. The grounds are divided into 10 areas and species are recorded from each one, as shown below.
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Photos: (Top right) Meadow brown nectaring on Fleabane commonly seen around the grounds from June through to September. (Above) Small tortoiseshell nectaring on Hemp agrimony. (Right) Red admiral caterpillars on a stinging nettle. Callophyrs rubi Green hairstreak (below)
The data we collect is shared with Butterfly Conservation and the United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme. Medina Valley Centre butterfly reports available to download:
For past reports download Medina Valley Wildlife for that year.
Issues now available: Spring 2000 and 2001
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