Events

Woodland Wings work parties : 3rd Sunday each month

Salcey Forest, east of the village of Hartwell, between Northampton and Newport Pagnell in Northamptonshire.

From September 2018 onwards, on the 3^rd Sunday of every month,  a brand new volunteer group will be starting in the Salcey Forest area to improve habitats for butterflies and moths - come and join us!

Friday 29th March

Hogganfield Park, Glasgow

Find out how to identify Glasgow's butterflies!

Saturday 30th March 2019, 10.00am-3.00pm

Brownsburn Community Nature Park, Airdrie

Bog Squad volunteer work party to block old drainage ditches to benefit the peatland wildlife. 

Saturday 30th March

Walled Garden, Plean Country Park

Find out how to identify Stirling's butterflies!

Saturday 30th March 2019, 10:00am-4:00pm

Howe Park Wood Education & Visitor Centre, Chaffron Way, Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes, MK4 3GG

Want to find out more about Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording? Then join us at this free event...

Tuesday 2nd April

Dunbar Street Hall

Find out how to identify Aberdeen's butterflies!

Tuesday 2nd April 2019, 10.00am

Ewyas Harold Reserve and Common, Abbey Dore, Hereford HR2 0AB

Come and join the West Midlands Branch at this lovely reserve to help with habitat management for the butterflies found at this site... 

Wednesday 3rd April 2019, 10.00am-3.00pm

Join a group to improve the habitat using supplied hand tools

Saturday 6th April 2019, 10.00am-4.00pm

Peatlands Park, Education Centre, 33 Derryhubbert Rd, Dungannon BT71 6NW

Our annual pre-season get-together will include a breakdown of the data from 2018, (the best year ever on record for butterflies and butterfly recorders in NI), the launch of the new Butterfly Conservation NI Conservation Strategy highlighting out priority butterflies and moths, and a chance to hear from our partners about what’s happening in the world of recording as we head into the new season. 
As usual craic, light refreshments and good company guaranteed.  Bring your own lunch, no charge, looking forward to seeing you there! 
 

Tuesday 9th April 2019, 8.00pm-10.00pm

Chris Tracey will tell us about travels to see all 58 butterfly species in the UK.

Wednesday 10th April 2019, 10.00am-2.00pm

Haytor Visitor Centre, TQ13 9XT

Family Event: In celebration of National Parks Fortnight we will be running butterfly-themed activities throughout the day at the Haytor Visitor Centre.

Friday 12th August, 7.30 - 9pm

Ramsbury Memorial Hall, High St, Ramsbury, Marlborough SN8 2QU. Doors open 7pm.

A talk about the noble and rare Duke of Burgundy butterfly at Spring Hill, Ramsbury, featuring local author and naturalist Peter Marren

Saturday 13th April 2019, 10.00am-1.00pm

Kingsview Christian Centre, Inverness IV3 8TF

Do you like butterflies and/or moths and live in the Highlands? Ever wondered what species we have in this part of Scotland and what conservation work is going on to help them? Interested in volunteering but want to find out more? Then please come to our free AGM! 

13th April at 2:00pm

Bourton, Draycote and Frankton Village Hall

Sunday 14th April 2019

Potts Corner near Heysham

Help us to survey rare Belted Beauty moths.

Sunday 14th April

Hazelbury Bryan

Spring butterflies and wild flowers

Wednesday 17th April 2019, 10.00am-4.00pm

Haddon Hill Car Park, TA4 2DS

Learn about Exmoor's rare butterflies at this family Big Adventure Day at Haddon Hill.

18th April 2019, 7.30pm

St John’s Scout Hall, behind Newtownbreda Presbyterian Church off the Knockbreda Road in Belfast.

Cathryn will give an update on how the CABB (Co-operation Across Borders for Biodiversity) project is progressing, focusing in especially on Montiaghs Moss SAC and ASSI near Aghalee. This will include an update on conservation management techniques being reintroduced to the site, what’s planned for the future and how the important species of the site have been doing.  
 
 

Friday 19th to Tuesday 23rd April 2019, 8.30am-5.30pm

A coordinated Suffolk Butterfly Conservation and Marlow’s garden centre display

Thu 25 Apr

Richmond TW10 7RS

Changed from Tue 23rd
Target: Orange-tip

Sunday 28th April 2019 10.00 am - 4.00 pm

Grid Reference: TF147740

Cancelled

Monday 29th April 2019, 10.30am-12.30am

Seahouses HUB, Stone Close, Northumberland NE68 7YL

Join Dave Wainwright from Butterfly Conservation to learn more about our local species and how to conduct butterfly transects to monitor these beautiful insects. 

Tuesday 30th April 2019, 10.30am - 3pm

Woodland Classroom, Yarner Wood NNR

An identification workshop focusing on these two very similar fritillary species.

Wed 1 May

West Horsley KT24 6AN

Target: spring Skippers,
Green Hairstreak

Wednesday 1st May 2019, 7.30pm-9.30pm

Blakeney Scout Hut HQ

Butterflies of Hungary

An illustrated talk by Ann Carpenter

Thursday 2nd May 2019, 10.30am-12.30pm

Martlesham Church car park (Grid Ref: TM260469, Post Code IP12 4PQ)

Butterfly identification and recording at Martlesham Creek and farmland nearby

Thursday 2nd May 2019, 8.00pm-10.00pm

For Butterfly Recorders happy to record in area of the Cotswolds north and east of the Stroud Area - and anyone else who wants to see what's involved.

Friday 3rd May 2019, 8.30pm-10.30pm

An evening walk to discover the bats, moths and other nocturnal wildlife of Painswick Rococo Garden.

Saturday 4th May 2019 : 10am to 1pm

Join us for a day of information sharing where you will learn about its ecology and how it’s being monitored. We will also be covering habitat management and how you can get involved to help conserve this species.

Saturday 4th May

Cerne Abbas Village Hall

Guided Walk over Cerne Downs