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By becoming a member of Butterfly Conservation today you can do something important not just for Britain's butterflies and moths but for the planet as whole.
Members will receive a fantastic pack including a set of collectible postcards, access to our nature reserves, a subscription to our exclusive magazine 3 times a year, plus more!
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You can brush up your identification skills, help on a conservation task, see a rare species or just enjoy a beautiful site.
To find an event near you just select your branch area (see In Your Area to find the closest branch to you) and then click the Filter button. You can also refine your selection using the Categories on the left-hand panel.
This year, Butterfly Conservation will be undertaking an extensive survey of Anania Funebris (White-spotted Sable Moth)
Walsall Art Gallery and Walsall Countryside Services are celebrating the Walsall Butterfly Festival!
Come and visit our stall within the RSPB marquee
Further targeted trapping to ascertain the status and distribution of Pine-tree Lappet moth.
Lochluichart Estate have kindly given us permission to drive up the road to Loch Fannich where in the past few years several species of butterfly have been recorded.
Moth night at Sutton Park.
Butterfly monitoring workshop with practical outdoor sessions
Search for Large Blue butterflies
Garden Open Day and butterfly event
Come and find lots of butterflies in this impressive wildlife garden.
Moths trapped overnight on the reserve and nearby will be on show, no pre-booking required.
Moth and Butterfly walk.
The woodland’s around the Longleat estate are quite extensive. We shall be walking down to Shearwater and back (approx. 3 miles), so bring a packed lunch. Maybe muddy if there has been recent rain. Location: Car park ST 829 424 (Map 183). Directions: Meet in Heaven’s Gate car park, NE of Horningsham. Leader: Andrew Daw (07778 146 297)
Black Hairstreak Open Day
Scottish Wildlife Trust Butterfly Survey at Keltneyburn
Cancelled because of probable late emergence
Target species Dark Green Fritiliary, Joint event with the Beds Natural History Society.
A walk specifically targeting the rare Large Heath Butterfly.
As a completely new venture we are running a visit to the newly restored heathland at Cranwich Camp and Heath, excellent sites for several Breck speciality day-flying moths, such as Oblique-striped and Marbled Clover, as well as some excellent Breckland flora.
A guided walk around one of the best sandy heaths in Norfolk.
A visit to Tailend Moss SWT Reserve, Livingston to see if Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries are still there.
Our monthly get-together to talk about moths, butterflies and other wildlife. All Welcome. Entrance fee £1.
Butterfly and day-flying moth recording at Stamford Hall and Upton Estate.
Target species: White Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Emperor, Silver-washed Fritillary
A survey of the Silver-studded Blue in East Suffolk
A guided walk to see the highly localised Large Heath butterfly.
Moth night at Gaydon Landfill / Kingston Grange Farm.
Moths for Beginners. Night Flyers. The traps were set last night. Have we caught any moths
Search out the Purple Emperor, White Admiral, Purple and White-letter Hairstreak in this fabulous woodland.
Join us at the annual Abbey Farm open day. This chalk grassland site is a fine example of how wildlife and farming can go hand in hand. As well as leading a walk, BC members will be manning an information stand throughout the day.
Butterflies of the North-West
A morning walk with Derbyshire Natural History Society
Field trip searching for Marbled White & White-letter Hairstreak.
Butterfly walk with target species White-letter Hairstreak and Purple Hairstreak
Lammermuir Hills to see Northern Brown Argus
Guided Butterfly Walk at Bucknell Wood, near Silverstone, Northants.
A walk through the dunes and grass looking for Six-spot Burnet and other day flying moths as well as a variety of butterflies such as Dark Green and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Heath and Grayling.
Joint meeting with Desborough Wildlife Group to look for woodland species: White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple and White-letter Hairstreak.
Join the East Midland Branch & Derby RSPB Group for a walk in the Derbyshire Dales.
Discover the variety of moths caught in the live traps set up overnight on the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, followed by a search for day-flying moths and butterflies as time allows.
Enter the mysterious world of night creatures! This will include setting up sugar and light traps to attract moths – which we will release unharmed after identification - and using detectors to pick up ultrasound of hunting bats
Guided Butterfly walk at Wolford and Whichford Wood.
Trapping species unique to the mountains of North Wales
Moths trapped overnight on the reserve and nearby will be on show, no pre-booking required.
Join the East Midlands Branch for anther visit to Hicks Lodge in the National Forest
Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe is one of Norfolk’s few remaining ancient woodlands. Join us for a trip to this NWT reserve where we hope to see White Admirals
Learn about day flying moths and why the Talisker burnet moth, a subspecies of Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet, is so very special.
To search for Chalkhill Blue and other species.
Discover the colourful world of butterflies and moths in Glen Muick. Come along and take part in the Big Butterfly Count as well as storytelling and games.
Butterfly Walk at Stanton, Gloucestershire
Join us for a walk through the park and adjoining heathland. We should see White Admiral, Grayling and perhaps Silver-washed Fritillary.
Join us for a pleasant Butterfly and Moth stoll.
St Abbs National Nature Reserve for Grayling, Dark Green Fritillary, Northern Brown Argus and other butterflies.
A walk in the wilder parts of Midlothian, with a chance of seeing the first Small Skippers that have been recorded in the Lothians ever.
A slow paced walk along part of Raasay's beautiful coastline. We'll be finding, identifying and recording butterflies along the way before reaching the clearance village of Hallaig
Moth trapping event at Kailzie Wildlife Festival. Moth traps will be set in the parkland on Friday evening along with wine ropes and sugar to attract those moths with a sweet tooth! Moth traps will be opened on Saturday morning.
A quarry site in East Sutherland where both Annulet and Scotch Annulet were found in 2012 together with a number of other interesting species.
Come along and help raise money for our conservation projects or just pop in and say Hi!
See how many different species we can find on this site
Visit our stand near the circular herbaceous borders where we hope to have some moths on display from the previous night’s trapping. In past years we have found 12 butterfly species in the park - help us try to find this number again and take part in the Big Butterfly Count.
Midweek visit to Butterfly Conservation’s Myers Allotment Reserve
Bats and moths at Harestanes. Discover the secret and surprising world of these animals! See what comes to the moth trap with a local expert and enjoy a short twilight walk to view and hear bats.
Marvellous Moths National Moth Night event at Woodside Walled Garden
National Moth Night Event at Glenlude. After a short introduction, light-trapping will take place.
Get up close and personal with bats and moths. Come and dispel all your fears of these intriguing animals. We will also be among lots of people all over the British Isles recording the moths we find to contribute to this year’s national ‘Moth Night’ survey.
Join the reserve Moth Recorder for National Moth Night. At Montrose Basin Visitor Centre
Moths are Marvellous. Learn about these fascinating and beautiful night fliers on National Moth Night 2013 and at the launch of the Skye and Lochalsh Moth Group.
Moths are Marvellous. Today we'll be checking the light traps that were set the night before. Discover the moths that have been flying around while you've been sleeping.
A look at moths caught the previous night and a walk to look for butterflies.
Moth Night at Whichford Wood, part of National Moth Night.
Join the Lancashire Branch for a butterfly walk.
Come along and help raise money for our conservation projects or just pop in and say Hi!
Following last year’s outstanding success we will again hold this event where several moth traps will be set overnight at this beautiful nature reserve. Even if the weather has been wet we will be able to open the traps in the dry. We expect there to be excellent opportunities for photography if you wish
East Midland Branch Field Trip to Oxfordshire, visiting the 2 reserves of Aston Rowant & Whitecross Green Wood. Searching for Chalkhill Blue, Silver-spotted Skipper & Brown Hairstreak.
Guided Butterfly Walk at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire
Butterfly Walk at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire
Loch Fleet NNR is host to a good variety of coastal moth species as well as many of the more widespread ones.
Join the Lancashire branch for a butterfly walk.
Moths trapped overnight on the reserve and nearby will be on show, no pre-booking required.
Help us search out the declining Wall Brown in this one of its last remaining out-posts in the region.
Moth Night at Brandon Marsh SSSI.
Our program of evening talks restarts for the autumn with this illustrated talk by John and Judy Geeson
Discover the nocturnal inhabitants of the Bin Forest, including finding out how to use smelly mixtures and bright lights to attract moths plus bat detectors to locate and identify bats. A local astronomer will also be on hand with a telescope to view the wonders of the night sky (or demonstrate what would otherwise be visible if it is cloudy)!
Another session of trackside scrub clearance to improve the habitat for Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Dingy Skipper.
Norfolk BC members will be taking part in the Hawk and Owl Trust's 10th Birthday Bio-Blitz. Come along and join us as we grope among the underbrush in search of all things creepy-crawly.
Our annual Members' Day, an informal chance to meet like-minded butterfly and moth enthusiasts and chat about the wonderfully warm and sunny season we have just had (!). More details will be posted later in the year.
Join us for our Branch AGM and members day. Speakers, photographic competition and refreshments plus free parking - what more could you ask for!
Our talks season continues with an illustrated talk by Greg Bond
