United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme: site location data 2015
This dataset provides the details of all sites which have been monitored as part of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). Data includes the location within the UK, the length and width of the line transect on each site, and how long the transect has been monitored. The UKBMS started in 1976 with fewer than 50 sites. The number of sites monitored each year has increased to over a thousand since 2008. There is turnover in sites monitored each year and details of the first and last year in which each site was surveyed are given. The majority of site data is provided by recorders at the time a transect is created. The majority of these recorders are volunteers. The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) and Butterfly Conservation (BC) collate the data and the UKBMS is funded by a consortium of organisations led by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9b7fa1d0-2580-46a5-a2d6-b17d30fd7723
dataset
name: UKBMS website
description: This web page provides data for each butterfly species at each monitored site. It also provides links to reports, UKBMS related publications and to UKBMS statistics in addition to maps of sites.
function: information
https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/9b7fa1d0-2580-46a5-a2d6-b17d30fd7723.zip
name: Supporting information
description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset
function: information
https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/9b7fa1d0-2580-46a5-a2d6-b17d30fd7723
name: Download the data
description: Download a copy of this data
function: download
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/9b7fa1d0-2580-46a5-a2d6-b17d30fd7723
doi:
eng
biota
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
publication
2008-06-01
creation
2006-01-01
annual
butterflies
Lepidoptera
-8.648
1.768
60.861
49.864
1976-04-01
2015-09-01
publication
2016-11-08
annually
Site location data provide details about the linear transect at each UKBMS site. Data on the location and length and width of each transect are provided by the recorder for each site. Data on how long each transect has been monitored is calculated as the time period between when a transect was first and last monitored.
publication
2010-12-08
Comma-separated values (CSV)
If you reuse this data, you should cite: Botham, M., Roy, D., Brereton, T., Middlebrook, I., Randle, Z. (2016). United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme: site location data 2015. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/9b7fa1d0-2580-46a5-a2d6-b17d30fd7723
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Butterfly Conservation
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
author
Butterfly Conservation
author
Butterfly Conservation
author
Butterfly Conservation
author
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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Environmental Information Data Centre
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