Events

We will be holding daily guided walks at Fineshade Wood from May 14th until the end of the flight season (12th June) as part of the ‘Chequered Skippers – Taking Flight’ Project funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.

Hazelbury Bryan

Moth trapping and butterfly walk

A joint event with the National Trust; join Rosemary Mulholland at the Argory to go through the moth traps to celebrate Moth Night 2022. 

Helmsley Market Place

Visit to North York Moors - Sunday 22 May, 10.00 am start

Sunday 22nd May, 10am

If you want to celebrate National Moth Night but are not a night owl this Woodland Moth Morning is an event for you!

Sunday 22nd May 10am to 12

Glasdrum National Nature Reserve

Come along and see the wide variety of moths that have been caught in traps set on the National Nature Reserve the night before. 

Boscombe Down West (near Amesbury)

Follow the route of a disused railway line - an ideal habitat for downland butterflies

Dunstable Downs NT car park, Dunstable Road, Whipsnade LU6 2GY

Join David Chandler on a guided walk to see spring chalkland species, including Duke of Burgundy and Green Hairstreak.

(This is a Bedfordshire & Northants Branch event open to Cambridgeshire & Essex members.)

Sunday 22nd May, 10:30 am

Ivinghoe Beacosn, Bucks

A visit to Ivinghoe Beacon to see Duke of Burgundy and other spring species

Bison Hill, Whipsnade

Looking for chalk grassland spring specialists like Grizzled and Dingy Skippers, Green Hairstreaks and Duke of Burgundy

Wormwood Scrubs - notice board https://w3w.co/Milk.either.finger

Butterfly Walk looking  for spring butterflies with Big City Butterflies and the Friends of the Scrubs at Wormwood Scrubs - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

No booking required

Great Bookham KT23 4BP

Target: downland species

Ballard Down, Swanage

Butterflies, wild flowers and sea views

Sunday 22nd May, 11:00 am

Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon

A visit to Aston Upthorpe Downs to see Dingy and Grizzled Skippers and Green Hairstreak

Glasdrum National Nature Reserve

Join us for a field workshop at Glasdrum National Nature Reserve to learn about the Pearl-bordered Fritillary in Scotland and how to take part in this year's surveys for the species.

This walk takes you round a beautiful reserve overlooking Cheltenham.

Ormsgill Slagbanks, Barrow in Furness and optional Sandscale Haws

  Target Species are Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Small Blue.

Ring Haw near Yarwell.

A guided walk to see spring species – including Grizzled Skipper and Dingy Skipper –  at Stonepit Quarry and Ring Haw.

Wednesday 25th May, 11:00am

Green Hairstreak and Emperor Moth survey at Clee Liberty Common as part of the Butterfly & Moth Festival 2022

New Addington CR0 9AD

Target: Glanville Fritillary

Lydlinch Common

A walk for Marsh Fritillary

Warton – Quarry Car Park

Target species: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Small Heath and other spring species.

Warton Crag Carnforth

Targeting Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Small Heath and other Spring species.

Thursday 26th May, 10:30 am

Yoesden Bank, Bucks

A visit to Yoesden Bank to see Adonis Blue and other spring species

Newtonmore

Join us for a field workshop at Newtonmore to learn about the Pearl-bordered Fritillary in Scotland and how to take part in this year's surveys for the species.

Field Survey Day

Please help us survey the Small Blue and its habitat in Ayrshire

Grendon Farm

Moth event at Grendon Farm

Blackwood Farm, Braithwaite, Keswick

Moth traps, photographic opportunities, presentations, questions and a field walk

Saturday 28th May, 10:00am

Celebrate 70th anniversary of National Nature Reserves with Butterfly Conservation West Midlands Branch at the Wyre Forest.

Saturday 28th May, 10:30 am

Lardon Chase, Streatley, Berks

A visit to Lardon Chase to see Adonis Blue and other spring species