Is anyone out there using a camcorder?

I am thinking of buying a Sony SR75 60gbhard disk one - not especially for butterflies just a bit of everything really.

Anybody got one?

Worth including in the enthusiasts garden as Privet Hawkmoth caterpillars may be found on it - but has anyone noticed butterflies being attracted?

Hi The bad news is it is notoriously difficult but it is possible. I reckon best to sow in a ssed tray & sow the seed as soon as it is gathered.

It would help me in giving advice to someone doing a butterfly planting scheme to know if anyone has noticed Holly Blues laying eggs on variegated holly?

Yes I also enjoyed listening to Richard Fox of Butterfly Conservation talking to Lionel Kellaway about the migration of Red Admirals. The web site also gives peopel the opportunity to post sightings & comments about Red Admirals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/worldonthemove/reports/red-admirals/ A...

The good news is Butterflies beat skate boards & the Carmel Woods project will be getting £44,210 - great news for Welsh butterflies.

You can help the Grasslands Trust win vital funds for conservation work in Wales. A woodland conservation project goes head-to-head with a skate park in the battle for community funds in West Wales. The People's Millions is offering £50,000 to the winning project which must transform the environment...

This IS a very belated reply - sorry! The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Branch of Butterfly Conservation has two areas of ex arable seeded with wild flowers - one in 1997 one in 2004. The latter was a joint scheme with Hampshire County Councul. I would be hapy to host a visit by those local resients...

The first programme of this new series (which has a small butterfly element) goes out on Wednesday 19th November at 20.30 on BBC 1. The website is www.bbc.co.uk/wildaboutyourgarden The next series to be filmed in 2009 will focus much more on butterflies and moths. It is good to know a programme seri...

Conservation work conservation work and conservation work! Winter is the time to pay back the butterflies for all the pleasure they give us in the warm sunny part of the year. Many habitats have declined but can be rescued by dedicated volunterers. As a person resonsible for running nature reserves ...

I have just heard from Jan Miller in Wales that this weeks magazine includeas an article on gardening for butterflies. The writer Dominic Murphy did chat to me on the phone about what people could do in their gardens at this time of year. I have not seen it yet. Hopefully I will pop something onto g...

When I am trying to recruit new members to Butterfly Conservation one of the silly stories I use ( as a reason for learning more about butterflies and moths) is the man who lost a lot of money on "Who wants to be a millionaire" years ago because he could not pick Speckled Wood as the odd o...

Just in case people have not realised Butterfly Conservation's web site www.butterfly-conservation.org incorporates a new section Play & Learn. Its full of well presented information and games to play too. Its obviously aimed at children but I found things there of interest! I hope a mention her...

Hi Neil

I remember that dog nearly keeling over after sniffing your belachan! Think I will stick with horse poo. Not literally!

I have had this message from Jenny Craddock at the BBC..
"Next week there may be a break in the butterfly series. But don't worry Woodland Butterflies and Small Tortoiseshell are still there and will run!"

Hi Denise, It was great fun doing the progamme! So nice to share MHD & the CHBs with everyone. Yes the CHBs were attracted to the dung even when it had been down a couple of weeks so it is well worth trying. The butterfly cake mould was a present from a friend who knows of my fondness for baking...

Annie, I enjoyed the Purple Emperor piece greatly! But its a case of the rest of us "Follow That"" Oh dear! Our MHD Chalkhill Blues were not half so well behaved & you will see from the clothes we were wearing it was a typical 2008 summer's day - blowing a gale after rain. However...

On our Butterfly Conservation reserves at Magdalen Hill Down and Bentley Station meadow Devil's bit scabious has just been coming into flower in the last few weeks and it will continue to flower through September, as will fleabane and Hemp agrimony. Ivy flowers are just coming out and proving to be ...

Magdalen Hill Down, Winchester Hampshire 10th September 2008 Butterfly Conservation hosted a corporate conservation day for 15 staff from the Research Dept of Ordnance Survey in Southampton. The main tasks they undertook was clearance of wild clematis - an ongoing problem which we have and weeding o...

In 2006 I had a White Admiral on buddleia - the first & at the moment the last to visit the garden! It is about a 30 minute walk to nearest wood where WAs can be seen. ( 30 minutes fro me - not a butterfly!)