Gift to Nature » butterflies http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n Isle of Wight Conservation Partnership Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Earth casting, origami, tree dressing & bug hunts in Totland this weekend http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2010/07/earth-casting-origami-tree-dressing-bug-hunts-in-totland-this-weekend/ http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2010/07/earth-casting-origami-tree-dressing-bug-hunts-in-totland-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:37:11 +0000 Sam http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/?p=1457 Family drop-in Arts day in our beautiful wildlife meadow. Earth casting with Eccleston George artists, origami and tree dressing. Plus wildlife activities which will include hunting for bugs, lizard, orchids and butterflies. FREE to all ages.

When: Sat 17th Jul 2010

Directions: behind Totland Rec Ground – turn right at Colwell Rd roundabout and follow signs.

Supported By; West Wight Landscape Partnership, Island 2000, IWC.

]]> http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2010/07/earth-casting-origami-tree-dressing-bug-hunts-in-totland-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Pearl-bordered Fritillary returns to Parkhurst http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2009/10/pearl-bordered-fritillary-returns-to-parkhurst/ http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2009/10/pearl-bordered-fritillary-returns-to-parkhurst/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:50:23 +0000 Sam http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/?p=1050 Conservation work in January this year

Conservation work in January this year

Excellent news from Parkhurst, the Pearl-bordered Fritillary population is recovering. This is in part thanks to conservation work Gift to Nature funded. Green Gym volunteers cleared swathes of ride edges to provide the essential habitat for this rare little butterfly.  The Pearl-bordered Fritillary is one of our most threatened species, principally due to the reduction in coppicing, the butterfly responds well to clearing work which provides their favourite food sources.

Pearl-Bordered Fritillary - imago - Bentley Wood - 01-May-09 (3) low res

Pearl-bordered Fritillary courtesy of ukbutterflies.co.uk

Parkhurst is now back in Forestry Commission management after a lapse of a few years and has already undergone quite a transformation in 2009 which will lead to some interesting changes in the future.

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