Events

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

From September 2018 onwards, on the 3rd Sunday of every month,  a brand new volunteer group will be starting in the Salcey Forest area.

A new monthly trapping event to be held in various locations in Tentsmuir Forest. 

On-going throughout May

Alun valley, Vale of Glamorgan, near villages of St Brides & Ewenny

Dates in May to be arranged.

We’ll be collecting  habitat data by usual quadrat based approach on more sub-sites where management has been initiated last winter. Location is Alun valley in western Vale of Glamorgan, near villages of St Brides & Ewenny.

Will include key sites within Kings Forest and other locations in Breckland Suffolk

A series of surveys and walks to ascertain the population and locations of Dingy Skipper in Suffolk

Various sites in Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan

Visits to actual or potential Marsh Fritillary sites.

Late May to early June

Various locations in Carmarthenshire

Marsh Fritillary searches in Carmarthenshire

Hound Tor Car Park, TQ13 9XG

An identification and survey workshop focused on Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, and Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth.

Pewley Down

Small Blue Project
Please see: Surrey Work Parties

Chilterns Gateway Visitor Centre, Dunstable Road, Whipsnade LU6 2GY

Join the East Midlands Branch on this trip to Bedfordshire, where you'll have a chance to see butterflies like the Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Duke of Burgundy, Green Hairstreak and Brown Argus in the morning and then after lunch you'll head to nearby Totternhoe Knolls, which is a good site for the Small Blue.

A walk to see Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Dingy Skipper

Lardon Chase, Berks

Join us on a field trip targeting the Adonis Blue and other spring species...

Barony A Frame, Auchinleck

Dingy Skipper butterfly survey at the Barony A Frame and Whitehills Community Woodland near Auchinleck 

Great Bookham KT23 4BP

Target: Downland species

Gatherly moor entrance to Cookworthy Woods

Guided walk at Cookworthy Woods near Holsworthy, for Wood White & Grizzled Skipper.

Hilfield Park Reservoir

Moth Evening ~ Organised by HMWT so a donation will be requested

Helmingham Hall Gardens. Map Ref: TM186576; Post Code: IP14 6EF

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES

Plant Heritage Spring Plant Fair at Helmingham Hall

Wicken Wood, Bucks

Join us on a walk to see the Wood White - cancelled

Grid Reference: SK945238

Come and join the field trip to Twyford Wood to see spring skippers

Buttler’s Hanging, Bucks

Join us to see the results of habitat conservation work at Buttler's Hanging SSSI and hopefully see a variety of butterfly species, including the Adonis Blue..

Greenwood Park Community Centre

Butterfly walk and talk – part of the SUSTAINABILITY FESTIVAL 2019

Sussex

Come along to hopefully see the Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Ormsgill Slagbanks Barrow in Furness

Target Species at Ormsgill: Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Small Blue.   At North Walney, spring butterflies and wild flowers

Merrow GU1 2QP

Target: Small Blue

Ballard Down, Swanage

Butterflies, wild flowers and sea views

Sussex

** Please note the start time is approximate, as we will be going to Abbots Wood first **

Come along to hopefully see the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Grantchester Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LH

Searching for the elusive Small Blue in the glorious Trumpington meadows.

Visit this unimproved grassland reserve to see the Marsh Fritillary.

Lydlinch Common

A walk for Marsh Fritillary

Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre, TA22 9NU

A one day course focused on butterfly ID and survey techniques.

Finemere Wood, Bucks

Join us on a field trip to look for Black Hairstreak pupae.