Help our reserves and monitoring team contributing data to a national monitoring scheme by walking along an existing butterfly transect route and recording the animals.
Locations:
• Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve or
• Nashenden Down or
• Stonelees Nature Reserve or
• South Blean Woods
• Queendown Warren Nature Reserve
• Darland Banks
Please note is for 6 months April - September
Locations:
• Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve or
• Nashenden Down or
• Stonelees Nature Reserve or
• South Blean Woods
• Queendown Warren Nature Reserve
• Darland Banks
Please note is for 6 months April - September
Position details
Duration:
-Frequency:
WeeklyWhy do we need you?
Butterfly transect surveys are an extremely important method of robustly measuring changes in butterfly populations. Some of the existing transects have been carried out for many years giving a fantastic amount of data on how our management of the woods is affecting butterflies. We will need your help walking these transects on a weekly basis or sharing a transect with someone else and identifying butterfly species.
What will you be doing?
- Walking a fixed route through the above reserves once a week in suitable weather conditions (ideally in the middle portion of the day)
Identifying and recording butterfly species
Experience, knowledge and skills for this role:
- Experience conducting surveys
- Butterfly identification skills
- Willing to work alone
- A passion for nature and wildlife
What does the volunteer need:
- A drivers license
- Own vehicle
- Own computer
- DBS Check
- A smart phone
Where is this role based?
- Sevenoaks
- Nashenden
- Stonelees
- South Blean
-
Queendown Warren Nature Reserve
-
Darland Banks
Aspects to consider before applying:
- Reasonable expenses can be paid
- You will need to be fairly physically fit as some of the grazing areas have rough terrain, tussocks, boggy ground etc. that you need to be able to negotiate.
- The volunteer role is open to applicants over the age of 16
Opportunity type
Contact details
Kora Ross and Area Wardens