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vacancies to help run the branchInterested in helping spread the word about Butterfly Conservation in Cambridgeshire & Essex?
We need a newsletter editor to smooth communication to members, and a publicity office to spread the word more widely. Would this suit YOU?
We also need a Conservation Officer to organise our workparties in Essex, and other conservation-related roles should you wish.
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(Posted Feb 2017)
Rockingham Forest Back from the Brink projectBringing England's nature back from the brink of extinction
More than 100 wildflowers, birds, butterflies and other animals could be saved from extinction thanks to a new £4.6m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Back from the Brink is an innovative project to save our rarest and most threatened wildlife such as grey long-eared bats, pine martens, crayfish, willow tits and the large blue butterfly. Led by Natural England, the project involves Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC), Bat Conservation Trust, Buglife, Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Butterfly Conservation, Plantlife and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
It's the first time that so many conservation organisations have joined forces to tackle species extinction. The scope of the project is fantastic – to save 20 species from extinction and to help another 118 on the road to recovery.
One of the projects that Butterfly Conservation are leading on is the Rockingham Forest project. Focusing on the woodland landscape between Peterborough and Corby, the project aims to improve the habitat on a number of key woodland sites within the area. Working with our partners, including Plantlife, RSPB, ARC and the Bat Conservation Trust, the project aims to improve the woodlands for special species such as barbastelle bat, adder, willow tit, fly orchid and concolorous. The project also aims to reintroduce the chequered skipper to Rockingham Forest, an area that was once one of its strongholds in England. It was last recorded here in 1976 and was thought to have gone extinct due to changes to the woodland habitat.
As well as carrying out direct habitat work for the target species, the project will also give people the opportunity to learn about the wonderful woodland wildlife found within the Rockingham Forest area. Through a programme of guided walks, talks and moth nights, people will be able to learn about the special species found in Rockingham Forest. There will be opportunities for people to join in with the work of the project, volunteering to help save these threatened species. This project is currently in a development phase, where plans are being put together in preparation for the second round funding bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project is expected to start mid-to-late 2017 and will run for 4 years.
You can help us develop this project!
By clicking the link below and completing the survey you can give your views and help us shape the design of this project: www.naturebackfromthebrink.org
(Posted June 2016)
Over Cutting - Safety advice on access
Over Cutting, whilst technically not a public site at the moment, has the now-functioning guided busway and a public bridleway along the length of it. Whilst we are not encouraging visitors to the site, anyone can walk the bridlepath, and should anyone choose to cross the busway lines to see the cutting slopes, they should use caution and should be aware that in this section, the buses are guided (not driven),
they travel fast and quietly and will not stop. People have been hurt on the busway by failing to get out of
their way. Please take care if visiting this site
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