Stone Library, as well as other Staffordshire County Council Libraries, are helping residents take part in a nationwide survey aimed at assessing the health of our environment.
The annual Big Butterfly Count was launched in 2010 and has rapidly become the world’s biggest survey of butterflies.
Over 52,000 people took part in 2015, counting over 580,000 individual butterflies and day-flying moths across the UK.
[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]“It’s said that butterflies react very quickly to environmental changes, which makes them an excellent early indicator for other wildlife losses,” said County Councillor Gill Heath, Cabinet Member for Communities and the Environment.
“Counting butterflies has been described as ‘taking the pulse of nature’ and with their rich collections of natural history books and e-books, situated at the heart of our communities, Staffordshire’s libraries are ideally placed to help with this task.
Gill continued: “With the loan of a good identification book you could spot a red admiral in the rear garden or a painted lady on the patio.
“Or if you’ve a little more time, why not venture out into one of Staffordshire’s beautiful country parks, such as Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Apedale or Deep Hayes and see if you can find something a little more unusual?”[/box]
The survey ends on Sunday 7th August.
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]The Big Butterfly Count 2016 is run by the charity Butterfly Conservation. Please visit their site for more information www.bigbutterflycount.org
To find out more about the benefits of Staffordshire Libraries membership, including online borrowing, please visit www.staffordshire.gov.uk/libraries
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