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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
A two mile walk along the reserve trail, hopefully in sunshine!
To carry out general recording of butterflies and day-flying moths.
Guided butterfly walk at Malpass, Rugby.
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.
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)
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.
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.
Guided Butterfly walk at Wolford and Whichford Wood.
Butterfly Walk at Stanton, Gloucestershire
Join us for a pleasant Butterfly and Moth stoll.
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
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
A look at moths caught the previous night and a walk to look for butterflies.
Join the Lancashire Branch for a butterfly walk.
Guided Butterfly Walk at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire
Butterfly Walk at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire
Join the Lancashire branch for a butterfly walk.
