As a group we are being encouraged to raise
awareness of green topics to help improve our approach to sustainability and
the environment.
Landmark’s Exeter offices are located on an
Industrial Estate, not the first place you’d think of as being particularly
green. However, a quick walk around will have you running into all sorts of
wildlife hiding among the verdant roadsides, dotted between warehouses and
office blocks.
This time of year is a prime period for native
and migratory butterfly and moth species, the hedgerows around Landmark’s
offices are full of bramble flowers, thistles and flowering buddleia and the
balmy temperatures are ideal for emerging butterflies.
As part of a concerted effort to conserve and
preserve UK butterflies we can all contribute by signing up to the big
butterfly count.
This kicks off this Friday (18th
July) and runs for just over a month.
Last year’s count has provided the projects
most successful results to date and mobile technology means that each year’s
survey is more and more accessible.
It’s a good excuse to get out in the sun and
spend 15 minutes chasing butterflies, just ignore the strange looks you may
receive as you peer into a hedge, it’s worth it if you catch a glimpse of a
rare or endangered species.
You don’t need a reason to do this beyond the
simple pleasure of interacting with your environment but the count itself is
hugely important as a conservation project and, much to our pleasure, emphasises
the need for good data.
And
if you want to find out where to go to spot some butterflies Landmark can
provide details of….
- 24 butterfly farms from our Points of Interest dataset.
- Over 6,000 sites of special scientific interest, many of which are home to rare and protected butterfly and moth species.
A newly emerged Peacock butterfly taking a breather
A large White, snapped on the Exe estuary
Daniel Lewis Carter
Data Information Co-Ordinator
Landmark Information Group
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