Events

Lenzie Moss, Lenzie

Come along to look for the beautiful Green Hairstreak Butterfly!

Merrow GU1 2QP

Target: Small Blue

Thursday 9th June, 10:30 am

Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes, Bucks.

Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes, Bucks.

A midweek walk for early-summer butterflies.

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.

Car park Santon Bridge Eskdale Green Road

Target species Mountain Ringlet

Crundale Valley

A trip to Crundale Valley for Black-veined moth with Dan Tuson leading.

Saturday 11th June, 11:00 am.

Bradenham, Bucks.

A guided walk to discover the early-summer butterflies of this varied site.

The owners invite you to join them and other organisations in an exploration of the farm’s habitats and wildlife, including meadow, orchard, garden and pond. Moth traps, butterflies and limestone grassland plants.

Geddington Chase

Beds and Northants Butterfly Conservation in collaboration with ‘Chequered Skippers – Taking Flight’ Project funded by the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund

Sunday 12th June, 10:00 am.

Hewin's Wood, Quainton, Oxon.

A guided walk to seek out Black Hairstreak.

RSPB Strumpshaw Fen main car park, just off the A47 and signposted from Brundall

Visit to the Norfolk Broads - Sunday 12 June, 10.00 am start

Priddy Mineries (Stockhill Wood)

A joint walk with Wiltshire BC branch.

BCN Wildlife Trust car park, 1.5 miles west of Brampton.

A guided walk to see early summer woodland species, including the rare and elusive Black Hairstreak. 

This event is now fully booked.

Epsom KT18 7TR

Target: Black Hairstreak

HillFest is going to bring together the communities of Gloucester with a celebration of diversity and culture of this great city.

Priddy Mineries on the Mendips

Seek out Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries and Chimney Sweeper moths

Higham Hall Cockermouth

For details of this course see the website of the Higham Hall Adult Education Centre

Great Chalfield Manor (Melksham)

Moth trap opening in the gardens of a 15th-century manor house

Epsom KT18 7TR

Target: Black Hairstreak

Ubley Warren SWT Reserve, Mendip Hills

A mid week walk at Ubley Warren, a Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve in the Mendip Hills.

Wednesday 15th June, 7:00 pm.

Sustains track, East Hagbourne, Oxon

One of a series of evening walks to see what is flying after 'transect hours'.

Tooting SW16 1RR

Target: White-letter Hairstreak

Silverknowes Park, Edinburgh

Come along to this pollinator picnic to discover the butterflies and bees of Silverknowes!

South Lodge garden in Hampshire will be opened by Alison Taylor on Thursday 16 June from 2pm - 6pm. 

85-91 Meldon Rd Heysham

Target species Large Heath, Large Skipper, early summer butterflies, dragonflies, day-flying moths and wildflowers

Heysham Moss & Heysham Nature Reserve

Target species: Large Heath, Large Skipper and other early summer species.

Friday 17th June, 11:00am

 Search for Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary with Butterfly Conservation West Midlands Branch and the Bog Squad at the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve 

Collard Hill, Nr Street (Polden Hills)

A walk to look for the Large Blue in the Polden Hills. 

Saturday 18th June, 9:00am

Discover the moths at the National Trust's The Long Mynd with Butterfly Conservation West Midlands Branch

Buxton Heath

A field trip/survey to look for Silver-studded Blues