lets start the New Year with some good news. Many thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who have helped manage this crucial site with help of the fabulous private owner www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Commentary provided by my miniature survey support (practising his field ID)
Black-veined Moth by Butterfly Conservation/Mark Parsons. The image shows a creamy white moth with fine black lines across its wings, perched on a plant stem against a grassy green background
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If you'd like to read more, you can find the full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... or a short blog here: butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
Results support the use of low intensity or frequency management for Lulworth Skipper, and show that cutting or rotovation management could be helpful management tools when managing for this mid-successional species, particularly on sites where grazing is tricky.
Monitoring over four years showed recovery of the habitat was faster on cut plots, but larval occupancy recovered more rapidly on rotovated plots, where plant species diversity was also higher.
Using rotovation and cutting management, we investigated their effects on the height and structure of vegetation containing Tor-grass, the larval host plant for Lulworth Skipper.
This research with Nigel Bourn, @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social, @ilyamaclean.bsky.social, @savebutterflies.bsky.social, @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social and support from National Trust staff and volunteers investigates the effects of rotovation and cutting management on the Lulworth Skipper butterfly.
I've been unsure of what to post first here but thought I'd start with my recent (ish) paper.
Thank you 😊!