Become a member
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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What did you see
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.
Butterfly walk for spring butterflies including Dingy Skipper and day flying moths. For those interested this is also a good site for solitary bees and wasps as well as having a significant array of wildflowers. At the invitation of the Box Moor Trust.
Join us on a trip to the Oxfordshire Downs to look for spring butterflies.
Come along to hopefully see the Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly
Urban spaces can be surprisingly good homes for butterflies, with some species even being more common in towns than they are in the wider countryside. Join us on this free training workshop in Glasgow to find out how to identify and record these beautiful butterflies which are on your doorstep.
Targeting Pearl-bordered and possibly early Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Small Heath and other spring species.
Joint event: Butterfly Conservation Cumbria & Lancashire branches
A chance to see the only colony of Marsh Fritillary butterflies in Gloucestershire and to admire an amazing array of wild flowers.
Urban spaces can be surprisingly good homes for butterflies, with some species even being more common in towns than they are in the wider countryside. Join us on this free training workshop in Perth to find out how to identify and record these beautiful butterflies which are on your doorstep.
Butterflies of Ormsgill Slag Banks and optional visit to Sandscale Haws for flora and fauna
Join the Dorset Branch near Blandford on a guided walk to see spring butterflies...
Walk to find Spring emerging butterflies
Urban spaces can be surprisingly good homes for butterflies, with some species even being more common in towns than they are in the wider countryside. Join us on this free training workshop in Hamilton to find out how to identify and record these beautiful butterflies which are on your doorstep.
Excursion into the expanses of Braunton Burrows with its unique assembly of flora and insects
We are offering a workshop for beginners and those wanting to learn more about recording butterflies...
Visits to actual or potential Marsh Fritillary sites in South Wales. Provisional dates - please check nearer the time. Actual dates will depend on the weather.
Join us on a field trip targeting the Adonis Blue and other spring species.
Families are being invited to join BC on this guided butterfly walk along the old railway line between Weymouth and Portland...
Join us on a walk to see the Wood White
Another chance to visit this wonderful reserve for Heath Fritillary, Pearl-bordered and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries
Come and find Suffolk Branch in the Conservation Zone at Plant Heritage (Suffolk Group's) Spring Fair at Helmingham Hall Gardens. There will be children activities on offer so this event is suitable for our family members too.
A trip to our enclosure at Glencourse reservoir for Green Hairstreaks. They were last recorded here three years ago, and we want to see if they are still here.
Join the Dorset Branch on a site that is managed for Marsh Fritillary
Urban spaces can be surprisingly good homes for butterflies, with some species even being more common in towns than they are in the wider countryside. Join us on this free training workshop in Dundee to find out how to identify and record these beautiful butterflies which are on your doorstep.
Join us on a field trip to look for Black Hairstreak pupae.
Butterflies and spring flora at Holme Stinted Pasture and Holme Park Fell
Target species: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary and possibly the best display of hawthorn flowers (with Bluebell and Buttercup} that you will ever see!
Come for a walk to search for wildlife in the woods. We’ll be on the lookout for deer, bats, moths, glow worms and the elusive Nightjar.
Join the adventure! Come and explore the natural world with family games and activities lasting all day. A joint event with Exmoor National Park Authority, Forestry Commission, and Butterfly Conservation.
Moth Magic event looking at the moths caught the previous night.
Join us on a trip to see Adonis Blue and other late spring species.
