United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme: site location data 2012
type: Dataset
citation: Botham, M., Roy, D., Brereton, T., Middlebrook, I., Randle, Z. (2013). United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme: site location data 2012. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/b00c37c7-43ca-495e-aa79-e691d46c9ffa
description: This dataset provides the details of all sites which have been monitored as part of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). Data includes the location within the UK, the length and width of the line transect on each site, and how long the transect has been monitored. The UKBMS started in 1976 with fewer than 50 sites. The number of sites monitored each year has increased to over a thousand since 2008. There is turnover in sites monitored each year and details of the first and last year in which each site was surveyed are given. The majority of site data is provided by recorders at the time a transect is created. The majority of these recorders are volunteers. The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) and Butterfly Conservation (BC) collate the data and the UKBMS is funded by a consortium of organisations led by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).
is accessible for free: true
date published: 2013-05-01
keywords: Biodiversity
keywords: Wales
keywords: United Kingdom
keywords: Scotland
keywords: Northern Ireland
keywords: England
keywords: butterfly
keywords: lepidopteran
creator: Botham, M.
creator: Roy, D.
creator: Brereton, T.
creator: Middlebrook, I.
creator: Randle, Z.
temporal coverage: 1976-04-01/2012-09-01
spatial coverage: bbox0
license: https://eidc.ac.uk/licences/ukbms-click-through/plain
distribution: distribution0
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
provider: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
included in data catalog: Environmental Information Data Centre

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Northern Ireland
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England
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butterfly
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lepidopteran
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Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Botham, M.
type: Person
family name: Botham
given name: M.
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Roy, D.
type: Person
family name: Roy
given name: D.
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Brereton, T.
type: Person
family name: Brereton
given name: T.
affiliation: Butterfly Conservation

Middlebrook, I.
type: Person
family name: Middlebrook
given name: I.
affiliation: Butterfly Conservation

Randle, Z.
type: Person
family name: Randle
given name: Z.
affiliation: Butterfly Conservation

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization

Butterfly Conservation
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