We are pleased to publish issue No. 2 of the ‘Bexley Lepidopterist’ newsletter and a list of Bexley butterfly records from 1/1/18 to 27/4/18, compiled by Mike Robinson. Also included in this post is an update on recording work for the London Butterfly Atlas, which identifies the Sidcup, Lamorbey/Longlands and Albany Park areas as relatively under-recorded, though that is starting to change.
Mike thanks contributors, and reminds everyone that there are 3 butterfly walks being held over the next few months (see our calendar page), the purpose of which is to encourage more people to do butterfly recording. One does not need a great deal of expertise to start making a useful contribution. Mike says ‘It is particularly important to be aware that the records are not disappearing into thin air: the majority are being submitted to Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL), the Kent and SE London Branch of Butterfly Conservation and the London Butterfly Project for further analysis, so are helping to monitor the distribution and health of butterfly populations in Bexley’.
Furthermore, during the next few months he is intending to start work on drafting an ‘LB of Bexley Butterfly Atlas’, with a view to having a solid foundation of data in place by the end of 2019.
‘Bexley Lepidopterist’ No.2.
Bexley Butterfly Records 1/1/18 to 27/4/18.
Butterflies of London Project update
