Butterfly Conservation - Cumbria Branch

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Late Green Veined White

A local lady has seen, and photographed a very late green veined white in Gosforth on the 17th October 2009. This is likely to be the first reported sighting of a third brood of the species in Cumbria.

Children and Butterflies

We were contacted by a lady called Elise Harter a few weeks ago. Elise is a children’s author who has launched a creative writing competition to raise awareness of Butterfly Conservation.

Children aged 8-11 (inclusive) are being encouraged to put pen to paper on the theme of butterflies and caterpillars.

There are two age categories: 8-9 years of age (inclusive) and 10-11 (inclusive). Each story or poem must be a maximum of 400 words. Parents and teachers are kindly requested to send in entries on behalf of the children by email. The stories will be uploaded to her website where the public can vote for their favourite. Entries will be accepted up to and including Friday 23 April 2010. The winners will be announced both on Elise’s website and also on BC’s main website. One winner in each category will be selected by the official judges, while a second winner in each age group will win based on the number of votes they receive.

Participation is free of charge, but voluntary donations to Butterfly Conservation are being encouraged. We have supplied Elise with prizes, for the winners, including copies of Nick Baker's book, 'British Wildlife: A Month by Month Guide', free family tickets to Butterfly World, publication of the winning stories on our website and bundles of Insect Lore goodies, including a grow-your-own butterfly garden, huge floor puzzle and lifecycle butterfly soft toy. It would be great if you could help promote the story competition locally by adding something to your branch website and talking to any groups or school contacts you may have. Elise’s website is http://eliseharter.weebly.com