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Somerset & Bristol: Stoke Camp, Mendip Hills (Guided walk)
Sunday 29th May 2022, 11:00am-1:00pm
Stoke Camp BC Reserve, Mendip Hills
Back in the Mendip Hills and the first walk to one of our branch reserves.
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Somerset & Bristol: Halse Combe, Exmoor (Guided walk)
Wednesday 1st June 2022, 11:00am-1:00pm
Halse Combe, Exmoor
A walk around Halse Combe, Exmoor looking for Heath Fritillary (National Trust's Holnicote Estate)
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Somerset & Bristol: Lamplighters Marsh (Guided walk)
Saturday 11th June 2022, 11:00am-1:00pm
Lamplighters Marsh, Shirehampton
Lamplighters Marsh is nature reserve near Shirehampton, Bristol. A butterfly transect is walked here during the season by a team of volunteers
This will be our first guided walk to this site.
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Somerset & Bristol: Priddy Mineries (Guided walk)
Sunday 12th June 2022, 11:00am-1:00pm
Priddy Mineries (Stockhill Wood)
A joint walk with Wiltshire BC branch.
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Somerset & Bristol: Ubley Warren, Mendip Hills (Guided walk)
Wednesday 15th June 2022, 11:00am-1:30pm
Ubley Warren SWT Reserve, Mendip Hills
A mid week walk at Ubley Warren, a Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve in the Mendip Hills.
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Somerset & Bristol: Collard Hill (Guided walk)
Friday 17th June 2022, 11:00am-1:00pm
Collard Hill, Nr Street (Polden Hills)
A walk to look for the Large Blue in the Polden Hills.
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Somerset & Bristol: Shapwick Heath NNR (Guided walk)
Sunday 3rd July 2022, 11:00am-3:00pm
Avalon Marshes Centre, Shapwick Heath
The Walk will involve a circuit around Shapwick Heath Main reserve closely following the Sweet track route.
This walk is limited to 20 people - so must be pre-booked.
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Somerset & Bristol: Crook Peak, Mendip Hills (Guided walk)
Sunday 10th July 2022, 11:00am-2:00pm
Crook Peak, Mendip Hills
A walk to the top of the Crook peak to see the Grayling and other limestone grassland species.
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Somerset & Bristol: Lords Wood, Pensford (Guided walk)
Tuesday 12th July 2022, 11:00am-1:00pm
Lords Wood, Chew Valley
A visit to the Chew Valley and a privately owned mature woodland with open access.
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Somerset & Bristol: Langford Heathfield, Nr Wellington (Guided walk)
Wednesday 13th July 2022, 11:00am-1:30pm
Langford Heathfield, Nr Wellington
A walk around a Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve which includes ancient broadleaf woodland, heathland and ponds.
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Somerset & Bristol: Walk Farm, Nr Bruton (Guided walk)
Saturday 16th July 2022, 11:00am-1:30pm
Walk Farm, South Brewham, Bruton
A walk around Walk Farm, amongst flower-rich meadows and pastureland.
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Somerset & Bristol: Bannerdown Common, Batheaston (Guided walk)
Saturday 16th July 2022, 1:30pm-4:00pm
Bannerdown Common, Nr Batheaston
A joint meeting with the Wiltshire branch at Bannerdown Common near Batheaston. (Afternoon walk commencing 1.30pm)
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Somerset & Bristol: Bossington, Nr Porlock (Guided walk)
Thursday 21st July 2022, 11:00am-1:30pm
Bossington, Nr Porlock, Exmoor NP
A walk along the peaceful rugged Exmoor coast of West Somerset.
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Somerset & Bristol: Brean Down (Guided walk)
Wednesday 3rd August 2022, 11:00pm-1:30pm
Brean Down
A walk out on Brean Down, the western end of the Mendip Hills stretching into the Bristol channel.
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Somerset & Bristol: Westbury Beacon (Guided walk)
Saturday 6th August 2022, 11:00am-1:30pm
Westbury Beacon BC Reserve, Mendip Hills
For this walk, we visit our fourth and newest Butterfly Reserve.
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Somerset & Bristol: Netherclay LNR, Taunton (Guided walk)
Sunday 14th August 2022, 11:00am-2:00pm
Netherclay LNR, Taunton
Our final guided walk this season takes us to Netherclay LNR, which is probably the best site in Somerset for seeing the Brown Hairstreak.