Events

Rough Bank reserve

Practical conservation work party, mainly bramble reduction, scrub and tree thinning.

Meeting at the car park at SO914087, about 0.5km south of The Camp village.

What3Words: dislodge.football.cracker

Rough Bank reserve

Practical conservation work party, mainly bramble reduction, scrub and tree thinning.

Meeting at the car park at SO914087, about 0.5km south of The Camp village.

What3Words: dislodge.football.cracker

Oakley Wood, Bathurst Estate near Sapperton

Practical conservation work party. We will be clearing silver birch and encroaching scrub to provide habitat for the Pearl-bordered Fritillary. 

Meeting on the road that runs from Park Corner (near Sapperton) to Darlingworth where Overly Ride crosses the road.

Parking inside the gate at SO969044. What3Words: self.belt.ghost 

nearest postcode GL7 6LT

Date: Sunday 19th January 2025 with Sunday 26th January 2025 as reserve

Start time: 09.45 at Oakridge Church, SO 913034

Conservation work to help maintain habitat, especially for Marsh Fritillaries, but also for other plants and insects on the site.  Please bring own tools and gloves if possible.  Some loppers and bow saws will also be available.  If interested, please contact Celia Morrison-Smith on 01452 770190.

These work parties, although principally aimed at maintaining good habitat for the Marsh Fritillary, are run on private land by the landowner and not by Butterfly Conservation.  As such they may not have a trained first aider present.  Any volunteers are therefore on site at their own risk.

Prestbury Hill Reserve, Bill Smyllie section near Cheltenham

Practical conservation work party reducing scrub to maintain the grassland.

Meet at main entrance to Bill Smyllie SO993244. What3Words: hometown.blissful.scrub

Prestbury Hill Reserve, Bill Smyllie section near Cheltenham

Practical conservation work party follow up session from previous weekend and/or clematis reduction and tree popping to reduce the quantity of small scrub invading the grassland.

Meet at main entrance to Bill Smyllie SO993244. What3Words: hometown.blissful.scrub

Follow up of weekend work party and/or clematis reduction and tree popping to reduce small scrub to maintain grassland

Rough Bank reserve

Practical conservation work party, mainly bramble reduction, scrub and tree thinning.

Meeting at the car park at SO914087, about 0.5km south of The Camp village.

What3Words: dislodge.football.cracker

Date: Saturday 22nd February 2025 with Sunday 23rd February 2025 as reserve

Start time: 09.45 at Oakridge Church, SO 913034

Conservation work to help maintain habitat, especially for Marsh Fritillaries, but also for other plants and insects on the site.  Please bring own tools and gloves if possible.  Some loppers and bow saws will also be available.  If interested, please contact Celia Morrison-Smith on 01452 770190.

These work parties, although principally aimed at maintaining good habitat for the Marsh Fritillary, are run on private land by the landowner and not by Butterfly Conservation.  As such they may not have a trained first aider present.  Any volunteers are therefore on site at their own risk.

Prestbury Hill Reserve, Bill Smyllie section near Cheltenham

Practical conservation work party, a further follow up to the previous work parties and/or clematis reduction and tree popping to reduce the quantity of small scrub invading the grassland

Meet at main entrance to Bill Smyllie SO993244. What3Words: hometown.blissful.scrub

Follow up of weekend work party and/or clematis reduction and tree popping to reduce small scrub to maintain grassland

Rough Bank reserve

Practical conservation work party, mainly bramble reduction, scrub and tree thinning.

Meeting at the car park at SO914087, about 0.5km south of The Camp village.

What3Words: dislodge.football.cracker

Ravensgate Common, near Cheltenham

Practical conservation work party scrub clearing to improve habitat for Duke of Burgundy and other butterflies

Parking has been arranged at nearby Old Dole Farm at SO983187 at the end of Capel Lane off the A40 (Take the left fork at the of the lane)

What3Words: resembel.endearing.meatballs   Postcode GL54 4HQ