The second English Moth Recorders Conference will be held on Saturday 31 January 2009 at the Birmingham and Midland Institute in central Birmingham.

This is a great opportunity for moth recorders to be updated on the Moths Count project and the NMRS, meet fellow moth recorders and share moth recording experiences.

We are delighted to have Dr Tim Sparks amongst several other guest speakers. A programme of the day will be advertised early in the New Year. This is a free event which includes tea, coffee and lunch, but places are limited. Pre- booking is essential by contacting mrs@butterfly-conservation.org or 01929 406009.

ENGLISH MOTH RECORDERS’ CONFERENCE 2009
John Lee Lecture Theatre, Birmingham and Midland Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 31 January 2009


PROGRAMME

10.00 am Arrival and coffee
10.30 am Welcome Maurice Avent, Chairman of Butterfly Conservation
10.40 am Moths Count and the National Moth Recording Scheme Richard Fox, Butterfly Conservation
11.30 am Discussion session on the National Moth Recording Scheme
12.10 pm The effects of climatic change on moth populations in Yorkshire Dr. Charles Fletcher, Yorkshire Moth Group
12.30 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Migrant Lepidoptera and climate change Dr. Tim Sparks, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
2.20 pm Butterfly Conservation’s South East Woodlands project – landscape-scale conservation for moths Dr. Dan Hoare, Butterfly Conservation
2.40 pm A net full of moths - a guide to websites, e-groups and forums Martin Harvey, County Moth Recorder
Featuring Norfolk Moths!
3.00 pm Discussion session
3.15 pm Tea
3.45 pm Conserving the Netted Carpet moth in the Lake District with cattle and poaching
Dr. Paul Hatcher, University of Reading
4.15 pm Discussion session
4.30 pm Closing remarks
4.45 pm Close of meeting