BUTTERFLY SITE RECORDING FORM
NAME: YEAR:
ADDRESS: in association with & Tel. No. Biological Records Centre
Date(s) of visit(s): please list overleaf SITE INFORMATION: Site name: OS Grid ref: & status
Nearest town: County:
HABITAT TYPES: Please tick box(es) that apply to the area visited and give any other details about habitat / land use: Sea shore / cliffs / salt marsh / dunes etc 1 Marshes / fens 54 Freshwater edges (lakes / rivers / canals) 2 Rocky inland habitats / screes etc 6 Heath / scrub 31 Fertilized / improved / reseeded grassland 81 Calcareous grassland 34 Crops 82 Acid grassland 35 Orchards / plantations / commercial forestry 83 Meadow (unimproved) 38 Tree lines / hedges / small woods 84 Broad-leaved deciduous woodland 41 Parks / gardens / churchyards 85 Natural coniferous woodland 42 Urban areas / industrial estates 86 Mixed woodland 43 Fallow / waste / disturbed land 87 Raised / lowland Bog 51 Quarries / pits 89 Blanket / upland Bog 52 Road / rail verges, cuttings etc 90
If possible, please add a sketch map of the site and area visited and any comments:
SPECIES SEEN (overleaf) Enter the date and length (approx. minutes) of each visit and indicate weather conditions overleaf. Record the actual number of each species seen or use the following codes: A: only 1 seen, B: 2-9, C: 10-29, D: 30-99, E: 100+. If early stages (ova, larvae or pupae) or mating of a particular species are seen, use codes O, L, P or M, respectively.
IMPORTANT: By submitting information on this form I agree that it may be collated and disseminated manually or electronically, including via the Internet, for conservation, environmental decision-making, education, research and other public benefit uses in accordance with Butterfly Conservation’s data access policy. Names and contact details of data suppliers will be used for administration and verification purposes only. Your contact details will not be passed to other parties without the consent of the data supplier, whilst your name will form part of the record that is collated and disseminated in accordance with Butterfly Conservation’s privacy policy. Policy documents can be found at www.butterfly-conservation.org
Please return completed forms to: ...or to Butterfly Conservation, Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5QP
Butterfly Conservation Registered in England No. 2206468 Registered Charity No. 254937 BUTTERFLY SITE RECORDING FORM Britain and Ireland Recording Date: Day: Month: Length of visit (mins): Weather: (Poor/ Moderate/ Ideal) Chequered Skipper Small Skipper Essex Skipper Lulworth Skipper Silver-spotted Skipper Large Skipper Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Swallowtail Wood White Réal’s Wood White Clouded Yellow Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Orange-tip Green Hairstreak Brown Hairstreak Purple Hairstreak White-letter Hairstreak Black Hairstreak Small Copper Small Blue Silver-studded Blue Brown Argus Northern Brown Argus Common Blue Chalkhill Blue Adonis Blue Holly Blue Duke of Burgundy White Admiral Purple Emperor Red Admiral Painted Lady Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Comma Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Pearl-bordered Fritillary High Brown Fritillary Dark Green Fritillary Silver-washed Fritillary Marsh Fritillary Glanville Fritillary Heath Fritillary Speckled Wood Wall Mountain Ringlet Scotch Argus Marbled White Grayling Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Small Heath Large Heath Other: