A BioBlitz is a meeting of experts, amateurs and the public where every aspect of the natural history of a rich area is investigated. It's an opportunity to discover and learn and usually voted as extremely good fun by all concerned! (bring a picnic!) The Biodiversity Partnership is holding this year’s Bioblitz on Brading Down on the 1st of June. It is being organised this year by the AONB Unit.

One of the key purposes of the day is to record as many species of all taxa as possible during the day. We would be delighted if as many people as possible were able to come and do some recording on the day on Brading Down. Everyone is welcome to join in the events and we look forward to meeting you there.

Our base will be by alongside the viewpoint car park beside the Downs Road at OS Grid Ref SZ598869 and we will be collating all records made during the day from there. Please let us know about everything you are able to record.

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News of Free Moth-Training days on May 31st and July 23rd.

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Spring is here!

Hilary Higgins has sent us this picture of Greater Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) which she has refound in a site where it had not been seen since 1997! It is a species of scrub and open woodland glades, often increasing with coppicing but becoming very rare when woodland management ceases. The flowers are strongly scented.

To identify some of the species of Spring flowers look here.

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