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Wheatfen Meeting Agenda and Speakers 27 June 2018

Wheatfen Nature Reserve, The Covey, Surlingham, Norfolk, NR14 7AL

WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE 2018

A joint meeting of the Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust and the

Royal Entomological Society, hosted by the Ted Ellis Trust

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 FINAL AGENDA

10.00   Arrival and Preparation

 10.30   Welcome and Aims for the Day

Dr Mark Collins, Chairman, Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust

Dr Alan Stewart, University of Sussex, and Convenor, Royal Entomological Society Insect Conservation Special Interest Group

 SESSION ONE: Chair Dr Mark Collins, Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust

 10.32   Opening Remarks

Patrick Barkham, author of “The Butterfly Isles” and Natural History Writer for The Guardian introduces the Swallowtail, Britain’s most iconic butterfly, and reflects on its vulnerability, and its centrality to the butterfly conservation movement.

 10.40   Natural History of the Swallowtail in Britain

Historical records show that the Swallowtail once occurred widely across Britain, but it has declined to just a few sites in the Norfolk Broads. More recently, populations appear to be stable. But is this the calm before the storm?

Speaker: Andy Brazil, County Butterfly Recorder, Norfolk

11.00   Conservation Management for the Swallowtail in Norfolk

Is reedbed management effective for the Swallowtail and its foodplant, Milk Parsley, at the same time as other iconic fenland species like the bittern? What do we know about current rotation practices and their impact on these species?

Speakers: Tim Strudwick and Matt Wilkinson, RSPB Strumpshaw Reserve, Norfolk

11.20   The Status and Vulnerability of the Norfolk Broads Ecosystem

The Norfolk Broads provide the last refuges for P.m. britannicus, particularly the Bure and Yare valleys. Being open to the sea, these waterways are vulnerable to sea level rise and salinization, as well as climate warming.

Speaker: Dr Andrea Kelly, The Broads Authority

11.40   Tea, coffee and biscuits

SESSION 2: Chair, Dr Alan Stewart, University of Sussex and Royal Entomological Society

 12.00   The Ecology and Management of Introductions

The government is committed to a Nature Recovery Network to protect and reintroduce lost species and ecosystems.  Could rewilding programmes, such as the Great Fen Project and Lakenheath Fen, support Milk Parsley and the Swallowtail?

Speaker: Sara Oldfield OBE, IUCN Species Survival Commission

12.20   The Invasion of the European Swallowtail – is it Welcome?

Papilio machaon is a common species worldwide, but the subspecies differ in their foodplants. While britannicus has declined, its European cousin gorganus is spreading from southern counties. Should we welcome these invaders?

Speaker: Michael Blencowe, Sussex Wildlife Trust & co-author “Butterflies of Sussex”

12.40   Discussion and Proposals

Discussion and action planning for the Swallowtail.

Dr Mark Collins, Chairman, Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust

 13.00   Closing Remarks

Prof Dick Vane-Wright, University of Kent and former Keeper of Dept of Entomology, Natural History Museum presents his thoughts on what the day has achieved, the challenges that lie ahead, and a vote of thanks for the speakers.

13.10   Buffet lunch

13.45   Group photograph Red O’Hara, Wildlife Photographer

14.00   Wheatfen – Aims and Achievements

A brief ‘Welcome to Wheatfen’, a remarkable haven for the British Swallowtail.

Speaker: Will Fitch, Wheatfen Reserve Manager, Ted Ellis Trust

14.10   Fieldwork in the Fen

 Get your boots on to view, study and photograph Swallowtail eggs, all instars and adults, as well as other fenland secrets.

Led by Will Fitch and Kevin Radley, Ted Ellis Trust

 16.00   Tea, coffee, biscuits………………..and social time!

 Close: 16.30                                                                                       Version: NMC 100618 

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