Butterfly Surveyor

Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (WCBS) Recorder

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Project Summary

Our WCBS Recorders help us to understand butterflies in their local area and, by extension, across the UK. They inspire people to better understand the butterflies that they see, contributing to scientific monitoring and supporting a major citizen science project – the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS).

Need to know

  • Start Date: 01/05/2025
  • End Date: 31/12/2025
  • County: Wiltshire
  • Organisation Name: Butterfly Conservation
  • Project Category: Species surveys

 

Project Description

Further details on the method used can be found on the UKBMS website - https://ukbms.org/wider-countryside-butterfly-survey. More information about the squares in Wiltshire please contact janet.crittenden@butterfly-conservation.goassemble.com.

What you will be doing

  • Conduct regular surveys for butterflies or moths, in one or many locations.
  • Identify all butterflies / day flying moths encountered, to the best of your ability
  • Seek assistance/advice in identifying species as appropriate (including the use of BC apps such as iRecord Butterflies).

 

Minimum age 13