Committee & Roles
Branch committees run their local branch of Butterfly Conservation and its activities, and in order to do that committee members attend regular meetings and take part in committee decisions.
Branch Officers & Committee Members
We currently have 12 committee members.
- The branch committee can have up to 15 members
- A post is held for 3 years, but members are eligible to stand again
- Additional post-holders may be associate members of the branch committee
- Elections are held at the annual members' day & AGM (November)
- Co-opted branch committee members will stand at the next election following co-option
- Any member may propose another for election to the branch committee at the Members’ Day (subject to T&C)
Branch Secretary
Alison Uren
Alison joined the committee at the AGM in November 2021.
She will be taking over the role of of branch secretary from Julian Rawlins who is retiring.
Branch Treasurer
Nick Redman
Nick was co-opted onto the committee in summer 2021 and took over as branch treasurer.
He gave the Treasurer's report at the AGM in Novmber 2021 and was also re-elected onto the committee.
Membership Secretary & Newsletter Editor
Sue Davies
Sue seeks content and then produces the Arion, our branch magazine.
In addition, Sue is our branch membership secretary and liases with Butterfly Conservation HQ.
County Butterfly Recorder
Ross Harley
Ross is the Branch Butterfly Records Coordinator & County Butterfly Recorder (for Somerset VC5 & VC6).
Branch Transect Coordinator
Peter Bright
As well as Branch Transect Coordinator, Peter is also joint Honorary Warden for two of our BC Reserves.
Reserve Warden
Tony Spiess
Tony is joint Honorary Warden with his wife Anna for our Mount Fancy Reserve.
Websites & Social Media
Jen Harley
Jen looks after our branch website and also our branch page on the BC website.
She also coordinates the Social Media platforms with others volunteers.
Reserve Warden
Associate Members
Associate Committee Members help run the branch without being a full Committee member.
They may attend regular Branch committee meetings if they wish, but they do not have a vote on committee decisions.
Moth Officer
Chris Iles is the Moth Officer for our branch.
He is also the Somerset Macro Moth recorder (the larger moths).
Please send any macro moth sightings to Chris.
WCBS Champion
Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey.
We will be looking for a new WCBS Champion for the 2022 season.
Please contact us if you are interested.
Websites
In addition to this website, we have a branch page (In Your Area) on the Butterfly Conservation website.
Branch guided walks, social events and meetings are listed on the Butterfly Conservation website.
Our Facebook page is mainly used as a 'News page' and is managed by Jen, Sue & Tony.
We also have a Facebook group where members can share photos and ask advice about Lepidoptera.
Twitter is a great source of up to date butterfly & moth activity, including first sightings.
Primarily run by Penny Wills, with Jen providing back up and tweets about branch news & events.
We have a Somerset & Bristol Instagram account, but it is not actively being used by the branch.
If you are familar with Instagram and are interested in running it for us, please get in touch.
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