Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Portland - conservation workparty

Today our scrubcutter team will be back at Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, continuing with the clearing work on the eastern side of the reserve. This will involve loppers, bowsaws and secateurs and brushcutters and chainsaws for the ticketed operators. We will also be burning up if the conditions are favourable.

The Dorset branch of Butterfly Conservation and EuCAN will be collaborating on regular tasks on a variety of sites on Portland usually on Fridays and will always welcome new volunteers! Some of our volunteers will be helping to sow the wildflower seed – see the other diary entry.

For this task, meet at 8.30am next to the recycling centre at Broadcroft Quarry or walk to find us if you arrive later.  Bring tools if you have them, if not we can supply them – and bring your refreshments and lunch.

For further information contact nigelspring@yahoo.co.uk /tel or whatsapp: 07981.776767    It helps us with the planning if you can let us know if are hoping to join us for these tasks.(though not essential).

We created a number of new scrapes on the reserve last year to encourage the Silver-studded Blue butterflies and the ants that tend them, and seeded them with locally collected vetch seed.