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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!
Guided walk to enjoy the Nightingales and to see bats, moths and other wildlife. Followed by a barbecue.
Join us celebrating Save Our Butterflies Week with a Display and Q&A.
Join us to learn about the Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly, its identification and haunts during Save Our Butterflies Week.
A walk through some of the sites where the Branch has been working during the winter months, with the prospect of seeing Pearl-bordered Fritillary for Save Our Butterflies Week.
Wood White Suvey
Join us for a spring butterfly walk, taking in 3 or 4 Green Hairstreak sites during Save Our Butterflies Week.
A visit to this very special place hopefully to see Duke of Burgundy, Pearl-bordered Fritillary and maybe Anania funebris in celebration of Save Our Butterflies Week.
Join us for a spring butterfly walk during Save Our Butterflies Week.
A guided walk on a chalk downland site, looking for spring species including Dingy Skipper, Small Blue and Green Hairstreak.
This event will provide an introduction to Chequered Skipper, the area’s most iconic species and celebrate Save Out Butterflies Week.
Morning moth traps, then move on to look for Green Hairstreak butterflies in the forest clearings for Save Our Butterflies Week.
Murder Moss Mystery Tour - a Borders Biodiversity Month event organised by the SWT Central Borders Members’ Centre.
Guided Butterfly Walk at the Yellowland at Bishops Itchington followed by a walk at Harbury Spoilbank to see Small Blue, Grizzled & Dingy Skippers, Green Hairstreak.
This event is being run as part of Sunart Wildlife Festival and also celebrates Save Our Butterflies Week.
Our annual visit to probably Cornwall’s largest Marsh Fritillary colony. Join us in celebration of Save Our Butterflies Week.
Another chance to see the Marsh Fritillary, hopefully thriving again, at this wonderful site during Save Our Butterflies Week.
Come along and help raise money for our conservation projects or just pop in and say Hi!
Join us at this wonderful reserve to search for the rare and beautiful Adonis Blue butterfly.
Walk to see Marsh Fritillary, Small and Adonis Blues, Dingy and Grizzled Skippers.
A superb site on Salisbury Plain, Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper are common here. Last year 19 species were seen including Duke of Burgundy. If weather permits we will run moth traps overnight and show the highlight of the catch to attendees.
Walk on chalk downland site with Adonis Blues.
This is a chalk downland site with lots of butterfly species.
Join us during Save Our Butterflies to find Duke of Burgundy, Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Heath, and orchids.
Walk around the Covehithe/ Benacre/ Kessingland area looking for butterflies and enjoying the other wildlife in this coastal belt. Long walk possible but reasonably easy terrain and gradients.
Small Blue and lots more at this super site. We should also see Wall Brown. Afterwards we can look at other sites in the area as well as some of the most interesting and diverse flora there during Save Our Butterflies Week.
Join us to search for springs beautiful chalkland butterflies and celebrate Save Our Butterflies Week.
Join us to explore this fantastic Nature Reserve and celebrate Save Our Butterflies Week
An opportunity to see the fantastic work carried out, during the winter months by our wonderful bunch of volunteers, to help save a raft of rare butterfly and moth species during Save Our Butterflies Week.
Marsh Fritillary site.
This is a joint trip with the Dorset Branch. Martin Down National Nature Reserve is worth a visit at any time during the butterfly season. This year we shall look for the spring species of Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, Small Blue and possible Adonis Blue.
All welcome to join our field trip on the beautiful North coast.
Moth Night at Rough Hill Wood near Studley.
A two mile walk along the reserve trail, hopefully in sunshine!
Moth trapping on Friday night with examination of the catch at 10am on Saturday. Many other activities throughout the day, courtesy of NTS.
Come and discover some of the smaller residents of the woods and pond at Burnett Park!
Meet: Bucklesham Road Lay-by, Map Ref: TM212423, Time: 9.30 pm Leader: Tony Prichard, Tel: 01473 270047 or 07871 478631
To carry out general recording of butterflies and day-flying moths.
Guided butterfly walk at Malpass, Rugby.
Last year we ran a very enjoyable trip to Mull to look for Slender Scotch Burnet and Transparent Burnet, both day flying moths. Although we found lots of the former we did not find any of the latter. So we are trying again in 2013 but this time at a different site
South Block to look at one of the woods where management is taking place for the Wood White, our target species on this occasion.
Dundee Ranger Service are running a Bioblitz event at Middleton Community Woods
Coastal walk south from Eyemouth for Northern Brown Argus, Common Blue, Wall and day-flying moths including the rare Dew Moth. A Borders Biodiversity Month event.
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.
Moths trapped overnight on the reserve and nearby will be on show, no pre-booking required.
Moth and Butterfly walk.
Black Hairstreak Open Day
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)
Scottish Wildlife Trust Butterfly Survey at Keltneyburn
Venue: RSPB Minsmere, Map Ref: TM470671, Time: 10:00am Details: Meet at warden's lodge just before RSPB car park. Please register in advance. Contact: Rob Parker 01284 705476
Target species Dark Green Fritiliary, Joint event with the Beds Natural History Society.
A walk specifically targeting the rare Large Heath Butterfly.
A visit to Tailend Moss SWT Reserve, Livingston to see if Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries are still there.
Butterfly and day-flying moth recording at Stamford Hall and Upton Estate.
Target species: White Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Emperor, Silver-washed Fritillary
Moth night at Gaydon Landfill / Kingston Grange Farm.
Moths for Beginners. Night Flyers. The traps were set last night. Have we caught any moths
Lammermuir Hills to see Northern Brown Argus
Butterfly walk with target species White-letter Hairstreak and Purple Hairstreak
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.
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
Moths trapped overnight on the reserve and nearby will be on show, no pre-booking required.
Guided Butterfly walk at Wolford and Whichford Wood.
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 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!
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.
Midweek visit to Butterfly Conservation’s Myers Allotment Reserve
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.
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.
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!
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.
Moth Night at Brandon Marsh SSSI.
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.
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.
