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SUSSEX TILE CENTRE Call us on 01273 281481 Unit E Rich Industrial Estate, Avis Way, Newhaven, BN9 0DU www.stc4tiles.com Make sure we’re top of your bucket list! Take out a Pre-Paid Funeral Plan today and guarantee that you don’t pay a penny more for our services when the time comes. Available no matter how young or old you are. Then you can get on with enjoying yourself!
)Red Admiral(Vanessa atalanta 3 4 5 6 7 8 FEATURE: WILDLIFE ) aMeadow Brown(Maniola jurtin I-SPY 10p S 2 3 4 5 6 7 W E R T Y U S D F G H J Illustration by Mark Greco The Butterflies of Sussex “Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?” As we head into spring our butterflies will start to emerge and, after seven years of research and writing, so too will my book The Butterflies of Sussex (co-written with Neil Hulme). I’ve been reflecting on my upcoming upgrade from humble <strong>Viva</strong> columnist to jet-setting, Martini-swigging playboy/author. It started with a small boy captivated by a big yellow butterfly. That boy raced home and opened a wildlife book that his parents had bought him. Inside were lots of butterflies: blue ones, brown ones, orange ones - but only one big, yellow one: the Brimstone. I had identified my first butterfly and discovered the thrill in giving a wild animal a name. That identification was the key which unlocked information on what that Brimstone was doing, why it does it, where and when. A door to a parallel universe of butterflies, metamorphosis, awe and beauty was flung open. I felt like Alice lost in Wonderland. It’s been an adventure that has lasted a lifetime. The Brimstone is one of 45 resident Sussex butterfly species. Our county is home to a sizable slice of the 58 species which live in the UK. Between 2010 and 2014 I co-ordinated the Sussex Butterfly Atlas Survey. Over that five-year period a dedicated army of notebook-wielding foot soldiers roamed Sussex reporting Brimstones on their buddleia in Barcombe and silver-washed fritillaries on sunlit woodland footpaths in south-west Firle. From my home headquarters the whole project felt like a military operation. Maps were spread across my desk, target areas were identified and conquered squares were triumphantly crossed off. Gradually our current knowledge of our county’s butterflies became clearer. We couldn’t have chosen a more exciting period for our survey. In a changing world, both physically and climatically, Sussex’s butterflies have had to contend with habitat loss, wet summers and warm winters. Some species have managed to adapt while others have required increased conservation efforts as their numbers fell. On top of this we’ve seen unprecedented invasions of Long-tailed Blues and Continental Swallowtails from Europe. All this has provided exciting stories and discussion in the upcoming book. The Butterflies of Sussex is packed with 332 pages of photos and commentaries on all our butterflies along with information on where and how to find them. There are features on identification, photography, climate and the history of butterfly recording. There’s even the story about the time I caught my testicles on a barbed wire fence. All for the special pre-order price of £20 (before April, order online at www.naturebureau.co.uk). Seven years of my life for the price of four pints of lager. Bargain! Hopefully other people will open the book and it’ll inspire them to get lost in Wonderland too. Michael Blencowe, People & Wildlife Officer, Sussex Wildlife Trust, 07827830891 Illustration by Mark Greco 93
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