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Small Copper New Record Meadow Brown New Record Large White New Record Small White May 1995 Comma New Record Red Admiral New Record As you can see, a lot of new records for this area were made in 2011 and there had been no records of ringlets since 1876! Most of our butterflies were found in the formal garden area of the transect that was planted by the gardeners, and the Commas loved the Buddleia! Comma at DLC © Stephanie Holbein Red Admiral © Stephanie Holbein We are hoping that the butterfly species seen in 2011 will return this year in greater numbers and with continued conservation work, hopefully we will see even more new species! Stephanie Holbein ................................................................................................................... Insect Photographic Competition for National Insect Week! As a celebration of National Insect Week (25 th June – 1 st July), Forestry Commission Scotland are organising an insect photography competition. The entries will be displayed at the David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre, Aberfoyle during this week and the winners will be announced on Saturday 30th June. Instructions for Entry There are three categories:- Digital photographs of insects taken by persons aged 12 and under, aged 13-17 and over 17 years. Only one insect photograph per person is allowed and the photograph must be taken within the British Isles during 2012. The entrant must be the person who took the photograph and owns the copyright. 10 On the Spot – April 2012
Submit photographs by to cowal.trossachs.fd@forestry.gsi.gov.uk no later than 15 th June 2012, with your name, age (if under 18), address, a contact telephone number and a title or brief description. By entering your photograph in the Competition, you grant the Competition organisers a free non-exclusive license to use the image in their corporate promotion, publicity and publications, and in any promotional material connected to this competition. However, the copyright remains with you as the photographer, and your name as the photographer will – wherever possible – be credited if the image is used. The competition will be judged by Craig Macadam from Buglife and the Trossachs based photographer, Phil Crowder. The two prizes for under 18’s will be appropriately aged insect collecting equipment and guides. The adult prize will be ‘The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects’ and a one year subscription to an insect related organisation up to the value of £30.00. Note photographs submitted for the Competition should feature Insects (butterflies, moths, caterpillars, dragonflies, flies, beetles, bugs, ants, bees, wasps etc). Other invertebrates which are NOT insects include: spiders, woodlice, millipedes, centipedes, snails, crabs and lobsters. .................................................................................................................... Support Butterfly Conservation with a Fleece or T-Shirt Last year saw the production of the branches first set of high quality clothing items. The rationale behind these items was mainly to promote the charity while raising funds for the branch. All of the clothing is Fruit of the Loom branded and carries the Butterfly Conservation Scotland Logo. The items of clothing available include polo shirts, long-sleeved polo shirts, sweatshirts and full-zip fleeces but there is the opportunity to have any item of clothing made up with the logo if you wish something a little different! For further information and prices please contact Scott Donaldson via email at BCS_clothing@hotmail.co.uk. ................................................................................................................... Mountain Ringlet Surveys 2011 During 2011 Scottish Natural Heritage funded survey work for the Mountain Ringlet to build on the data collected during 2008 and 2009 when 221 1 km squares were surveyed and Mountain Ringlet was found in 144 (65%) of them. Seventy-two of the Mountain Ringlet © Jim Asher 11 On the Spot – April 2012
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