AIMS & OBJECTIVES

The Cambridgeshire and Essex Branch's purpose is to secure a lasting future for all native butterflies, moths and their habitats within the two counties. Our ultimate goal is to help restore a balanced countryside with butterflies and other wildlife restored to the profusion that they, and we, once enjoyed.

Our specific objectives are to:

• Halt the decline of butterflies and moths in Cambridgeshire and Essex, and improve the status of all threatened species
• Improve the extent and suitability of key habitats for butterflies and moths (such as broad-leaved woodland, chalk and limestone grassland), and also the quality of the countryside as a whole
• Place our conservation actions and priorities in a European and world context and disseminate our conservation knowledge internationally
• Encourage public involvement in conservation, for example by creating butterfly-friendly habitats in parks and gardens, and participation in local and national projects
• Collaborate with other voluntary and statutory groups to achieve our goals
• Create opportunities for Butterfly Conservation volunteers to organise and participate in national, and local conservation programmes, including reserve management