Beaver and Butterflies: Summer Special Ep 6, part 2 - Butterflies

In the second part of the two-part summer episode, we head to Greenscombe Woods, a Duchy of Cornwall site near Luckett, where we meet Jenny Plackett from Butterfly Conservation. This beautiful woodland is home to the Heath Fritillary, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies and a flagship species in the Tamar Valley National Landscape’s Nature Recovery Plan. Jenny shares the conservation story of this delicate species, the habitat work that supports it, and how citizen science through the Big Butterfly Count is helping monitor and protect butterfly populations. We also explore how butterflies can spark a deeper connection to nature and how local communities are playing a vital role in their recovery.

From the engineering marvels of beavers to the fleeting beauty of butterflies, this two part summer episode celebrates the power of nature to restore, inspire, and connect us all.

To learn more about the projects and organisations featured in part 2, visit the websites below. You can also take part in the Big Butterfly Count from the 18^th July to 10th August and be part of a nationwide effort to track and protect these vital pollinators.

 

Links

Home page | Butterfly Conservation

Big Butterfly Count

Home | Duchy of Cornwall

 

Your host

Ginnette Sutherland, Community Engagement Officer (intern), Tamar Valley National Landscape/Tamara Landscape Partnership Scheme (National Lottery Heritage Fund supported)

 

Our guest

Jenny Plackett – Butterfly Conservation, Conservation Manager (South West England)

 

With thanks

Thank you to Ross Sinclair and Jim Baldwin from Fotonow FOTONOW CIC - Fotonow CIC for their technical support.

Production

This podcast has been brought to you from Tamar Valley National Landscape, one of 46 National Landscapes throughout the UK that work in partnership to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of these protected landscapes. Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1995, the Tamar Valley’s special qualities are;

• A rare valley and water landscape
• A landscape of high visual quality
• A unique wildlife resource
• A remarkable heritage
• A landscape of artistic and public appeal

 

The podcast has been made possible thanks to National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Tamara Landscape Partnership scheme, a project of Tamar Valley National Landscape, that aims to create a brighter future for the Tamar Valley and its communities, by creating opportunities and positive change through a programme of 10 exciting projects.

 

Tamara Landscape Partnership scheme - https://tamaralandscapepartnership.org.uk/

Tamar Valley National Landscape - https://www.tamarvalley-nl.org.uk/

Tamar Valley National Landscape’s Nature Recovery Plan 2023-2030 - https://www.tamarvalley-nl.org.uk/our-work/projects/nature-recovery-plan/

 

University of Derby

• Natural Connectedness research - https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/themes/zero-carbon/zero-carbon-nbs-research-centre/nature-connectedness-research-group/
• Nature Connected Communities Handbook Growing community nature connectedness: A new handbook for growing human-nature community relationships. | Finding Nature.

 

Wildlife Equipment – we have a range of surveying equipment that you can borrow to find out what’s visiting your garden or community space. Please contact bryony.james@cornwall.gov.uk for further details.

 

Contact us

Email: enquiries@tamarvalley.org.uk

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