§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what new proposals he has to strengthen and enlarge the work of butterfly conservation through nature reserves and butterfly and moth conservation areas. [9294]
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§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe statutory countryside agencies, including the Countryside Council for Wales, are jointly funding with the World Wide Fund for Nature a three-year project "Action for Butterflies". It is intended to produce action plans for the conservation of 25 species of butterfly. In addition, two sites containing the Marsh Fritillary—Rhos Llawr Cwrt and Gower Commons—have been submitted to the European Commission as candidate special areas of conservation under the habitats directive. The Countryside Council for Wales continues to support the establishment of local nature reserves, many of which contain significant butterfly and moth populations.