Surveying |
Butterfly Conservation has always put the safety of surveyors above the collection of records.
For that reason we want people to consider their personal risk from any hazard, including trip hazards, weather conditions
etc., above the need to collect records. There will always be some risks, and for that reason there is
insurance for surveyors. |
The web page at butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/health-safety has guidance on staying safe. We hope that all surveyors will consider the advice and follow the risk assessment. |
Some surveyors might not be fully covered by BC's insurance. You are covered if surveying on a WCBS square or
transect route and adding your own data to UKBMS. This cover will extend to any other activity, for example recording for 10km square purposes
or at the request of a Species Champion. However, if you provide data (perhaps by email or written notes) to others to enter centrally,
you might not be fully covered. The insurance gives maximum cover to those known to the system. Any surveyor who wishes to have this
insurance cover should ask the recipient of their data to add them to the central register. |
Just as you can walk in the countryside without insurance, you can collect butterfly data without insurance. Anybody who is collecting data
on a casual basis can continue as before; we simply point out that BC's insurance gives the
most comprehensive cover to those who are registered as surveyors. |