2026 Butterfly Monitoring

Butterfly monitoring is an important part of FOHW work on Hell Wath. Butterfly monitoring will begin in mid-April and take place weekly until the end of September, with each 7 day window beginning on a Saturday. Monitoring will be undertaken by teams of volunteers walking a designated transect walk around Hell Wath, recording the numbers and species of butterflies seen on the way round. The walk takes about 1 hour to complete. Results are forwarded to the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme.

A weekly rota has been set up with a monitoring team allocated to each week. Each team will be responsible for arranging the day and time for their butterfly transect walk, taking into account the weather forecast.

Full details of the butterfly monitoring can be viewed by clicking here.

If you would like to know more about Hell Wath butterfly monitoring or would like to take part in one of the butterfly walks please contact sec.fohw@gmail.com.