Introduction

The map below (loading slowly as you read) is Suffolk overprinted to show the density of records achieved for the current 5-year period. We have only the 2009 season to fill as many of the gaps as we can, as our current target relates to Butterfly Conservation’s Millennium plus 10 mapping, which will cover the period 2005-2009. The clear areas show squares that have not been visited at all, and those coloured yellow are under-recorded (in many places just a single Painted Lady or Brimstone having been submitted).

First find your home square, and identify the closest “black holes”. When the map has loaded completely, you will be able to zoom in to see the O.S. map in more detail. Be patient whilst it comes live. Then you can make your plans for 2009. The best survey results are achieved with 3 visits – one in spring, another in July, and one in late summer.

Help for using the map

When you first load the page it may take a few moments for the map to appear below. The map can be zoomed and moved using the controls on the left side of the map. Double-clicking on a point on the map will zoom in one level centred on that point. The map can also moved by clicking and dragging the mouse on a particular point of the map.

You may find that the map works better/faster with the Firefox web browser compared to Internet Explorer. Zooming actions may take some seconds to respond in Internet Explorer.