For our Indoor Meeting this month, on Thursday 9th October, Dr Lesley Lace has kindly agreed to speak to us about butterfly conservation. She is a lecturer in Invertebrate Ecology at Manchester Metropolitan Univeristy, a position she has held for 34 years.
Before studying for her PhD, she was assistant keeper of Zoology at Manchester University.
Dr Lace teaches students studying programmes in Wildlife Biology, Zoology, Biology and Animal Behaviour; subjects include Invertebrate Biology, Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation Biology. She participates in ecology-based field courses in the Lake District, Portugal and Tanzania.
Her most recent research is into factors impacting the distribution and abundance of the endemic Madeiran speckled wood butterfly (Pararge xiphia).
RFNS Talks take place during the winter months at the Cutgate Baptist Church, next to the Cutgate shopping precinct on Edenfield Road, Rochdale OL11 5AQ.
Doors open around 7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start.
Talks cost £4 for members, £5 for non-members, including light refreshments.
There is ample free parking at the shopping centre.
