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Skipper Guided Walks at Fineshade Wood
Wednesday 17th May to Sunday 11th June 2023, 10:30am-12:30pm
Join us for guided walks at Fineshade Wood Wednesday through to Sunday from 17th May until 11th June (also including Monday 29th May) as part of the ‘Chequered Skippers – Taking Flight’ Project funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.
We will be keeping an eye out for our three target species, Grizzled Skippers, Dingy Skippers and, if we are very lucky, Chequered Skippers!
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Skipper Guided Walks at Fineshade Wood May-June 2023
Wednesday 17th May to Sunday 11th June 2023, 10:30am-12:30pm
Skipper Guided Walks at Fineshade Wood Wednesday 17th May to Sunday 11th June 2023, 10:30am-12:30pm
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Lincolnshire Field Trip to Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR
Tuesday 23rd to Monday 29th May 2023, 10:00am-5:00pm
LN11 7TS (nearest postcode)
Come and celebrate National Nature Reserves Week at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR
There are guided walks from 23 - 29 May 2023 including a butterfly walk on 24 May 10.00 am to 12.30 pm
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Stirling Butterfly Identification and recording workshop
Tuesday 30th May
Raploch Community Campus, Stirling
Join us in Stirling to find out how to identify and record butterflies!
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The Butterflies of some South Cumbria Latterbarrow, Meathop, White Scar and Kendal Fell Sites
Tuesday 30th May 2023, 10:30am-3:00pm
Latterbarrow Nature Reserve
Target species Dingy Skipper and other Spring butterflies
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Hartslock, led by Peter Philp
Tuesday 30th May 2023, 10:30am-1:00pm
Hartslock BBOWT Nature Reserve
We will explore the grassland and scrubby edges for some of the reserve's spring butterflies; we may even see an orchid or two.
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Creating Wild Spaces workshop - Ayr
Friday 2nd June
Rozelle House, Ayr
Join us in Ayr to learn how to creat Wild Spaces to help butterflies and moths thrive!
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Creating Wild Spaces workshop
Friday 2nd June
Ayr
Join us in Ayr to find out how to create Wild Spaces to help butterflies and moths in your community!
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An Introduction to Day-flying moths
Friday 2nd June 2023, 11:00am-2:00pm
Join Butterfly Conservation for an introduction to the world of day-flying moths.
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Family Fun Friday: Bug Hunting & Butterfly Spotting!
Friday 2nd June 2023, 11:00am-2:00pm
Join Butterfly Conservation and Cleeve Common Trust for a joint event at our Prestbury Hill reserve this half-term! Also at 11:30am we will go on a butterfly and minibeast hunt around Cleeve Common and Prestbury Hill. This requires booking. Please follow this link for more details https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-fun-friday-bug-hunting-and-butterfly-spotting-tickets-621157427587.
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An Upper Thames Branch ‘out of county’ Field Trip to Fineshade Wood, led by Peter Philp
Saturday 3rd June 2023, 8:30am-6:00pm
Fineshade Wood FE
We will focus on the more open, sunny rides and woodland edges, in search of a rare re-introduced butterfly.
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HIGHLAND: BUTTERFLY FIELD TRIP AT LOGIE QUARRY
Saturday 3rd June 2023, 10:00am-3:00pm
Logie quarry near Kildary
A WALK TO SEE SMALL BLUE & DINGY SKIPPER BUTTERFLIES
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Surrey field trip: Howell Hill
Saturday 3rd June 2023, 10:30am-1:00pm
Cheam SM2 7HS
Target: Small Blue
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Mountain Ringlet at Irton Fell: Event fully subscribed 28 May
Saturday 3rd June 2023, 11:00am-3:00pm
Car park Santon Bridge Eskdale Green Road
Target species Mountain Ringlet. We're sorry that this field trip is now fully subscribed
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Bradenham, led by Brenda Mobbs
Saturday 3rd June 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm
Bradenham Estate NT
We will explore parts of this extensive estate for early-summer butterflies; and other wildlife.
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Linear Park, Cinderford
Saturday 3rd June 2023, 2:00pm-4:30pm
Walk to see Wood White and if we are very lucky Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary.
Meet in parking area at SO649127, nearest postcode GL14 3EZ, W3W unpacked.castle.teaching. -
Field trip at Totternhoe Quarry on Sunday 4th June 2023
Sunday 4th June 2023, 10:00am-2:00pm
Visit to the Wildlife Trust reserve for Small Blues and other butterfly species
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Ashbury, led by Gillian Taylor
Sunday 4th June 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm
Ashbury near Swindon
We will explore the restored grassland for early-summer butterflies and day-flying moths.
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Surrey field trip: Horton CP
Tuesday 6th June 2023, 10:00am-1:00pm
Epsom KT19 8PL
Target: Black Hairstreak
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Somerset & Bristol: Stoke Camp, Mendip Hills (Guided walk)
Tuesday 6th June 2023, 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.
For further information, please click on the link above or on the photo.
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Scotland: Large Heath Survey Online Training Workshop
Tuesday 6th June 2023, 7:00pm-8:00pm
Free Online Zoom Workshop
Learn more about the Large Heath butterfly, it's ecology and how you can get involved with this year's survey on lowland raised bogs.
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Field trip at Salcey Forest on Wednesday 7th June 2023
Wednesday 7th June 2023, 10:00am-12:30pm
Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire
The Butterflies of Salcey Forest : target species - Wood Whites and other spring species
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Somerset & Bristol: Halse Combe, Exmoor (Guided walk)
Wednesday 7th June 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm
Halse Combe, Exmoor
A walk around Halse Combe, Exmoor looking for Heath Fritillary (National Trust's Holnicote Estate)
For further information, please click on the link above or on the photo.
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Surrey field trip: Merrow & Pewley Downs 1
Wednesday 7th June 2023, 11:00am-3:00pm
Merrow GU1 2QP
Target: Small Blue
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Stonepit field, led by Carla Boswell
Thursday 8th June 2023, 10:30am-12:00pm
Stonepit Field, The Parks Trust
A gentle saunter around the meadow and ponds, hoping to find Small Blue and other early summer butterfly species.
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Surrey field trip: Nonsuch Park
Thursday 8th June 2023, 10:30am-1:00pm
Cheam SM3 8DP
Target: Black Hairstreak
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An Introduction to Day-flying Moths
Thursday 8th June 2023, 11:15am-2:30pm
Learn how to identify some of our common day-flying moths and discover how you can help our work by recording any moths that you see.
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Dorset: CONSERVATION TASK ON PORTLAND
Friday 9th June 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
PORTLAND QUARRIES
Help with the management of Portland habitats
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Open Garden: Westhope College, Shropshire
Saturday 10th June 2023, 10:00am-4:00pm
Anne Dyer is kindly opening the gates to Simon's Field Butterfly Field at Westhope College, Shropshire for Butterfly Conservation
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Bernwood Meadows, led by Peter Philp
Saturday 10th June 2023, 10:30am-1:00pm
Bernwood Meadows BBOWT Nature Reserve
We will explore, from the FE car park onto the meadows, looking for a range of butterflies including scarce species.