Case Study

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Applicant

Butterfly Conservation Scotland

Project

Butterflies & Moths in the Trossachs Mean Business

Total project cost / Leader+ grant

£104,667 / £19,029 (Lomond and Rural Stirling LEADER+) + £19,029 (Cairngorms LEADER+)

Summary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, abundant this year near Aberfoyle
copyright Butterfly Conservation Trust

Some of Scotland's most beautiful and rarest butterflies and moths are found in the Lomond and Rural Stirling and Cairngorms LEADER+ areas. As many local residents and visitors are unaware of this, this project proposes to run a programme of free training workshops which will:

• increase awareness of butterflies and moths among local people, especially the front-line staff in tourism-related employment
• provide personal and career development opportunities for conservation, countryside and tourism staff and volunteers
• give tourists and local people an opportunity to see and enjoy this aspect of Scotland's wildlife
• encourage local volunteers to play a part in the conservation and promotion of butterflies and moths

As part of this project a project officer will be employed to run the workshops, information leaflets will be published and distributed through a variety of tourism channels, a website will be designed and set up, and the feasiblity of waymarking butterfly trails in the area will be explored, and where possible implemented (in agreement with the appropriate landowners).