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Gloucestershire: Habitat management day
Saturday 30th September to Sunday 1st October 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October 10am - 3.30pm
Prestbury Hill Reserve, Masts section near Cheltenham
Practical conservation work party, reducing scrub to maintain grassland
Meeting place:. Meet at kissing gate entrance to The Masts section by parking area SO993248. what3words: chestnuts.array.splice . The site is very exposed, steep and uneven.
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Lothian Moth Recorders meet up - Autumn 2023
Sunday 1st October 2023, 10:00am-12:00pm
Lothian moth-ers get together at Gilmerton Walled Garden (near East Linton)
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Herefordshire: Ewyas Harold Meadows Work Party
Tuesday 3rd October, 11:00am-3:00pm
Practical conservation work party at Ewyas Harold Meadows, Herefordshire
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Cumbria Conservation Work Party Graythwaite, Finsthwaiite
Wednesday 4th October 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
Graythwaite Finsthwaite
Cutting, clearing and stacking brash
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Gloucestershire: Habitat management day
Friday 6th October 2023, 10:00am-3:30am
Friday 6 October 10am - 3.30pm
Prestbury Hill Reserve, Masts section near Cheltenham
Practical conservation work party, a follow up to the weekend work party.
Meeting place:. Meet at kissing gate entrance to The Masts section by parking area SO993248. what3words: chestnuts.array.splice . The site is very exposed, steep and uneven.
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Scottish Autumn Gathering
Saturday 7th October, 10am - 4.30pm
AK Bell Library, Perth
Members and volunteers in Scotland are invited to join us for our gathering in Autumn.
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Wiltshire Members' Day - Chippenham
Saturday 7th October 2023, 11:00am-3:30pm
Biddestone Village Hall, Yatton Rd, Biddestone, Chippenham SN14 7BZ
Everyone welcome to our annual social event with some great guest speakers
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Cumbria: Conservation Work Party at Holme Stinted Pasture, Burton-in-Kendal
Sunday 8th October 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
Holme Stinted Pasture Clawthorpe
Removal of gorse, cutting and burning
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Somerset & Bristol: Mount Fancy BC Reserve (Work Party)
Tuesday 10th October 2023, 9:30am-3:00pm
Mount Fancy BC Reserve
Monthly Work Party
Why not become a 'Fancy Volunteer' and join the practical conservation working party that usually meet on the second Tuesday of each month at Mount Fancy Butterfly Conservation Reserve.
For more details, please visit the 'Fancy Volunteers' blog (click here)
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Upper Thames: Work Party 10 Oct 2023
Tuesday 10th October 2023, 10:00am-3:00pm
Winchester Wood, Princes Risborough, Bucks
Winchester Wood, Bucks, Scrub bashing & education event
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Dorset: CONSERVATION ACTION DAY ON PORTLAND
Friday 13th October 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
PORTLAND QUARRIES
Help with the management of Portland habitats
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Scotland: Bog Squad Work Party at Easter Drumclair
Saturday 14th October 2023, 10:00am-3:00pm
Easter Drumclair Moss, Limerigg
The Bog Squad will be visiting Easter Drumclair Moss at Limerigg, to remove invasive scrub. Removal of these small conifer trees is vital to protect the habitat from drying out and threatening the specialist species that live on the moss.
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Gloucestershire: Habitat management day
Sunday 15th October 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
Sunday 15 October 10am- 3.30pm
Rough Bank reserve
Practical conservation work party, mainly bramble reduction, scrub and tree thinning.
Meeting place: Meet at the car park at SO914087, about 0.5km south of The Camp village. what3words: dislodge.football.cracker. There is a fairly long walk to the work site which is on a steep slope.
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** WINTER WORK PARTIES ** at Fermyn Woods Country Park
Sunday 15th October 2023 to Sunday 17th March 2024, 10:00am
WINTER WORK PARTIES at Fermyn Woods Country Park
From October 2023 to March 2024
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Wiltshire: Brown Hairstreak Egg Hunt (Salisbury Plain)
Sunday 15th October 2023, 10:30am-1:30pm
Silk Hill Plantation, Salisbury Plain
A search for eggs of the Brown Hairstreak butterfly on Salisbury Plain
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Upper Thames: Work Party 17 Oct 2023
Tuesday 17th October 2023, 10:00am-3:00pm
Winchester Wood, Princes Risborough, Bucks
Winchester Wood, Bucks, Scrub bashing & education event
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Cumbria: Conservation Work Party, Kendal Fell
Wednesday 18th October 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
Kendal Fell, Kendal.
Planting cowslip and primrose.
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Scotland: Bog Squad Work Party at Greenhead Moss
Wednesday 18th October 2023, 10:30am-3:00pm
Greenhead Moss, Wishaw
The Bog Squad will be visiting Greenhead Moss near Wishaw, to remove invasive scrub. Removal of these small birch trees is vital to protect the habitat from drying out and threatening the specialist species that live on the moss.
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Shropshire: Prees Heath Common Work Party
Wednesday 18th October, 10:30am-3:00pm
Practical conservation work party at Prees Heath Common, Shropshire
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HIGHLAND: WORK PARTY AT SLUGGAN near CARRBRIDGE
Saturday 21st October 2023, 9:30am-4:00pm
Sluggan near Carrbridge
REMOVAL OF REGENERATING PINES, SLUGGAN, near CARRBRIDGE for Small Blue
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Herefordshire: Ewyas Harold Meadows Work Party
Saturday 21st October, 10:00am
Practical conservation work party at Ewyas Harold Meadows, Herefordshire
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Dorset: BRANCH MEMBERS DAY and AGM
Saturday 21st October 2023, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Cerne Abbas Village Hall
Your yearly opportunity to find out the latest news and developments within Dorset Branch
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Upper Thames: Work Party 24 Oct 2023
Tuesday 24th October 2023, 10:00am-3:00pm
Buttlers Hangings SSSI, West Wycombe, Bucks
Join us on a scrub bash at Buttlers Hangings SSSI
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Gloucestershire Branch AGM
Saturday 28th October 2023, 2:00am-5:00pm
AGM at Christchurch Abbeydale, Gloucester GL4 5EQ
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Scotland: Work party to help the Small Blue butterfly near Huntly
Saturday 28th October 2023, 10:30am-3:30pm
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
A work party to improve habitat for the Small Blue butterfly at a recently discovered site near Huntly, Aberdeenshire.
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Surrey Members' Afternoon
Saturday 28th October 2023, 1:00pm-5:00pm
East Horsley Village Hall, KT24 6QT
All welcome
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Upper Thames: Work Party 29 October 2023
Sunday 29th October 2023, 10:00am-1:00pm
Work party at Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon
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Cumbria: Conservation Work Party, Upper Gillbirks, Whitbarrow Scar
Wednesday 1st November 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
Upper Gillbirks, Wakebarrow
Ride clearing and scallop making. Cutting and stacking scrub pror to planting cowslip
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HIGHLAND: WORK PARTY AT AUCHGOURISH near BOAT OF GARTEN
Saturday 4th November 2023, 9:30am-4:00pm
Auchgourish Near Boat of Garten
REMOVAL OF REGENERATING TREES AND BUSHES, AUCHGOURISH, near BOAT OF GARTEN for Dingy Skipper
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Gloucestershire: Habitat management day
Saturday 4th November 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
Sunday 5th November 10am - 3.30pm (THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM THE 4TH TO THE 5TH NOVEMBER)
Longwood Common, Nottingham Hill between Cheltenham and Winchcombe
Practical conservation work party, scrub clearing to improve habitat for Wall Brown and other butterflies.
Detailed information:
Contact: Serena Meredith 01242 524138, @email
Meeting place: Meet at the parking area on Bushcombe Lane at SO983279. what3words: handbag.glimmers.replays Nearest postcode GL52 3PN.
You don’t need to book a place but we would appreciate it if you could let the work party leader know by phone or email if you plan on attending. This helps us plan the work, the tools we need to take and can advise you should the event be cancelled at short notice e.g. in the event of poor weather conditions.