Events

Dates to be confirmed, email contact for details

Various sites in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire

There will be autumn, winter & early spring brown hairstreak egg surveys in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion & Pembrokeshire.

These are mainly weekdays, chosen a few days in advance for weather, during period between early November & early April.

For all winter days bring suitable strong outdoor clothing (inc. gloves and footwear), a hot drink and food if staying beyond lunchtime.   

Please contact below for details.

PORTLAND QUARRIES

Help with the management of Portland habitats

Saturday 29th January 10:00am - 2:00pm (end time is approximate)

Brown Hairstreak egg search at Grafton Wood 

Haldon Forest near Exeter

Clearing scrub and young trees to open up an area used as a breeding site by pearl-bordered fritillaries.

Sunday 30th January 2022

Habitat management in Alun Valley

LYDLINCH COMMON

Help on crucial Marsh Frillary habitat

Sunday 30th January 10:00am-3:00pm

Habitat management work at Penny Hill Landfill for Dingy Skipper 

Work party at Westcott Venture Park, Waddesdon, Bucks

Weekly, dates to be confirmed

Site to be confirmed - please contact us

A series of weekly workparties for light scrub removal at Marsh Fritillary sites  at Cross Hands and Rhos Common/Seven Sisters.

Exact locations and dates to be advised nearer the time. Please contact for details.

Work party at Westcott Venture Park, Waddesdon, Bucks

Tuesday 1st February 11:00am-3:00pm

Habitat management work for Pearl-bordered Fritillary at Ewyas Harold Common Meadows

Wakebarrow, Whitbarrow Scar

Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat at this site 

Wednesday 2nd February 10:00am-3:00pm

Habitat management work for Wood White every Wednesday until the end of March at Grafton Wood in partnership with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Hertfordshire & Middlesex & London

French butterfly species that may not be familiar to you… - Roger Gibbons, European Butterflies Group

Roger will continue to enthral us with his amazing knowledge of European butterflies accompanied by his superb collection of photos! In the talk last winter we looked at French species that were similar to British species.  In this presentation, we look at species that may not be familiar to Butterfly Conservation members, including more “exotic” species such as Apollo and its cousins, Southern Festoon, Camberwell Beauty, Map butterfly, Plain Tiger, Great Sooty Satyr and many others.

Prestbury Hill - Bill Smyllie Reserve

Work party to reduce scrub and maintain grassland on the Bill Smyllie Reserve at Prestbury Hill.

Work Party at Bowara, Co. Fermanagh Saturday 5^th February at 10.00am

Wakebarrow, Whitbarrow Scar

Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat at this site 

Prestbury Hill - Bill Smyllie Reserve

Work party to reduce scrub and maintain grassland on the Bill Smyllie Reserve at Prestbury Hill.

Join us again for some conservation work helping the Heath Fritillary.

Sunday 6th February 10:00am-3:00pm

Habitat management at Monkwood in partnership with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust 

Work party at East Hagbourne, Oxon

Little Breach Reserve near Culmstock

Raking up to do after the brushcutter and also some scrub/small tree cutting.

Work party at Buttlers Hangings, West Wycombe, Bucks

Tuesday 8th February 10:00am - 3:00pm

Habitat management work on the Malvern Hills for Grayling 

Online: Zoom

Butterfly Monitoring in Bristol.

This is a joint meeting with Bristol Naturalists Society organised by Butterfly Conservation (BC) Somerset & Bristol Branch.

There will be talks from BC branch members who walk three of the butterfly monitoring transects in Bristol and a talk about how you can get involved in the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey.
 

Hertfordshire & Middlesex & London

Big City Butterflies Project update - Steve Bolton and Ele Johnstone

We are joining Surrey and SW London Branch to hear all about the first year of the Big City Butterflies Project.  Big City Butterflies is a recently launched project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which is inspiring Londoners to discover butterflies and moths, and connect them with nature and their local green spaces. Project officers Ele and Steve will take you through the project’s progress so far in the capital, focussing on the project’s three themes: improving habitats, recording species and inspiring people. Advance booking through Eventbrite is required with a start time of 8pm (note corrected time). Eventbrite booking link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-city-butterflies-project-update-registration-224019617707

Surrey & SW London

Online via Zoom

Wednesday 9th February 10:00am - 3:00pm

Habitat management at the Wyre Forest in partnership with Natural England for Pearl-bordered Fritillary 

Wednesday 9th February 10:00am-3:00pm

Habitat management work for Wood White every Wednesday until the end of March at Grafton Wood in partnership with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

PORTLAND QUARRIES

Help with the management of Portland habitats