Prospects

Weekly Butterfly & Bee Survey at Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
2024-07-09 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, Main car park off Peel Park Avenue (next to the bowling green), Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6HL, United Kingdom
Join us every Tuesday @1pm (weather permitting) until September 2024. The transects start in Pleck Meadow and go around the whole site, where participants will count and ID every butterfly or bee they see. This data will then be submitted to UKBMS and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust respectively.
The surveys are open to all members of the public, whether you are a butterfly novice or an invertebrate expert. The walk around the site will help you stay fit and get in touch with nature! (Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult; well-behaved dogs are welcome.)
Meeting point & Accessibility: Robert will be in the Peel Park Car Park next to the bowling green at the end of Peel Park Avenue, BB5 6UQ at 1pm. Look for Robert in his orange hi-vis! By 1:15pm, the group should arrive at the starting point for the transect, where attendees on foot are welcome to meet. This map details the meeting points as well shows the route taken. Some areas of the walk are not accessible for everyone, but there are alternate routes which individuals may take to avoid these.
The transect route for bee and butterfly surveys!
Date & Time: Every Tuesday @1pm. The survey is subject to weather conditions. Assume that if is below 10°C, there are wind gusts above 20mph, and/or it is raining, that the survey will not go ahead and will be done at another point in the week if feasible.
If you are interested in attending surveys throughout the year, would like more information, or would like to notified if/when a survey is not going ahead, get in touch with Robert:

Email: robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk
Call: 01254 230348 (Ext. 208)
