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From time to time we'll be updating this page with anything interesting we find out about that's going on in the sub-region and what we're up to with the data centre.

This should include features and functions as they're added, interesting data sets we've been given, dug up or are currently trying to source and anything else that we think is interesting.

If you have any information which would be of interest to the humber community, please let us know and we'll stick it on as news.

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Big Butterfly Count

Get involved in Butterfly Conservations 'Big Butterfly Count' between Saturday 24th July and Sunday 1st August. The survey is being launched during 2010 to mark the International Year of Biodiversity. Butterflies react very quickly to change in their environment which makes them excellent biodiversity indicators. Butterfly declines are an early warning for other wildlife losses. Simply count butterflies for 15 minutes during bright (preferably sunny) weather. Records are welcome from anywhere: from parks and gardens, to fields and forests. If you are counting from a fixed position in your garden, count the maximum number of each species that you can see at a single time. If you are doing your count on a walk, then simply total up the number of each butterfly species that you see during the 15 minutes. You can submit separate records for different dates, and for different places that you visit. Remember that your count is useful even if you do not see any butterflies or moths. For further information follow the link below:

Plan to control spreading marsh at Cleethorpes beach

A management plan is being drawn up to control the spread of salt marsh at Cleethorpes beach, North East Lincolnshire Council has said. The plan will consider how to manage the marsh while protecting the special habitat and wildlife in the area. It is being put together by the local authority and conservation organisation Natural England. There are concerns that hundreds of tourism jobs could be affected if the marsh is not contained. The marsh is protected under UK and European law. It is feared that it could spread up to the resort's pier if it is left to grow. North East Lincolnshire Council said it hoped the plan would be put in place by the end of the year.