Calling all residents of Lockleaze! We would love to know which butterflies you have seen in your garden or local green space.
It’s super easy- all you have to do is identify which butterflies you have seen and submit here. If you prefer, you can write down the date, butterfly sightings and location and bring into the Hub.
Identifying your Butterflies
Use the guide below (or any other books, guides or apps to help you) to identify what type of butterfly you’ve seen, and then let us know where and when you saw them. You can get a printed copy from the Hub if you wish.
EVENT- Become a Butterfly Spotter is coming up on Thursday July 2nd, all information here. Thanks to Susan from Stoke Park Community Group!
Why Take Part?
This will help us tailor our habitat creation to the butterflies in our area, such as planting specific food plants in the meadows we are creating. This means planting the specific plants that those butterflies and their caterpillars need to eat, to support the population to grow.
We’re already trying to support the small blue butterfly (left), so we’d love to know if you see one!
We will report back our findings such as most common/rare butterflies and how well they are doing at the end of the season.
This is a way that anyone can take part in the Really Wild Lockleaze Project- you could do this from your window, at school, in your garden, the park, or whatever suits you. The survey will be open all summer, and you can contribute as often as you like.