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Habitat management at a North Carmarthenshire Marsh Fritillary site
Thursday 5th March 2020
Carmarthenshire site to be confirmed - please contact us
Light scrub and bramble removal. Joint event with WTSWW. Contact Richard Smith for details and meeting point
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Bentley Station Meadows workparty
Wednesday 6th March
Bentley Station Meadows
Practical conservation tasks to be carried out. Meet details:
10am - 3pm: Park in the pay & display Station car park, and walk across the railway track to the meadow, SU 792 432. Alternatively, park in the free Forestry Commission car park off Gravel Hill Road SU 802 433, and walk through the FC to the reserve.
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Gloucestershire: Work Party at Rough Bank
Saturday 7th March 2020, 10:00am-3:30pm
Work Party at Rough Bank - mainly scrub and tree thinning.
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Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording
Saturday 7th March 2020, 10:00am-4:00pm
Terrace Room, Islip Village Hall, Church Lane, Ispli, Oxon, OX5 2TA
A free introduction to Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording
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Winter Work Party at Fermyn Woods Sunday 8th March 2020
Sunday 8th March 2020, 10:00am-2:00pm
Fermyn Woods, Northants
Winter Work Party at Fermyn Woods on Sunday 8th March 2020
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Cumbria: Conservation Work Party, TBC
Sunday 8th March 2020, 10:00am-3:00pm
Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat
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Habitat management at Blackrock Quarry, Clydach
Sunday 8th March 2020, 10:00am-4:00pm
Blackrock Quarry, Clydach SO215125
Work task in conjunction with Usk Conservation and Environment Group, clearing cotoneaster from this important lepidoptera site with superb views.
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Habitat management at a East Carmarthenshire Marsh Fritillary site
Thursday 12th March 2020
Carmarthenshire site to be confirmed - please contact us
Light scrub and bramble removal. Joint event with WTSWW. Contact Richard Smith for details and meeting point
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Norfolk: Norwich Meeting
Friday 13th March 2020, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Ipswich Road United Reform Church
Norfolk’s Urban Peregrines and Sculthorpe Reserve
An illustrated talk by Zoe Smith of the Hawk and Owl Trust.
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Scottish Recorders' Gathering 2020
Saturday 14th March 2020, 9:45am-4:45pm
Battleby Centre, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW
Annual get-together for everyone interested in recording our butterflies and moths.
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Work Party - Devils Dyke – March 2020
Sunday 15th March 2020, 10:00am-4:00pm
Preparing areas of the Dyke for the Chalkhill Blue and Dingy Skipper.
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Cumbria: Conservation Work Party, TBC - Cloned
Wednesday 18th March 2020, 10:00am-3:00pm
Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat
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Devon: Dartmoor Fritillary Survey Meeting
Wednesday 18th March, 10.30am - 3pm
Woodland Centre, East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve (Yarner Wood), TQ13 9LJ
A meeting for all those interested in or involved with fritillary butterfly surveys on Dartmoor.
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Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording
Saturday 21st March 2020, 10:00am-4:00pm
Howe Park Wood Visitor Centre, H7, Chaffron Way, Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes, MK4 3GG
A free introduction to Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording
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Dorset: CONSERVATION WORK PARTY - LYDLINCH COMMON
Sunday 22nd March 2020, 10:00am-3:30pm
Lydlinch, North Dorset
Join the Dorset Branch work party at Lydlinch, where they will be managing habitat in an area crucial to the Marsh Fritillary butterfly. Conservation work is vital to ensure that this habitat is kept suitable for its survival at this site
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Butterfly identification workshop at Drumpellier, Lanarkshire
Monday 23rd March 2020, 10:00am-3:00pm
Drumpellier Country Park, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Come along to this free workshop to learn how to identify and record butterflies!
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Butterfly identification workshop at Linlithgow
Tuesday 24th March 2020, 10:00am-3:00pm
Linlithgow
Come along to this free workshop to learn how to identify and record butterflies!
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Butterfly identification workshop at Dumbarton
Wednesday 25th March 2020, 10:00am-3:00pm
Levengrove Park, Dumbarton
Come along to this free workshop to learn how to identify and record butterflies!
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Gloucestershire: Work Party at Rough Bank
Thursday 26th March 2020, 10:00am-3:30pm
Work Party at Rough Bank - mainly scrub and tree thinning.
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Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording
Saturday 28th March 2020, 10:00am-4:00pm
Interpretation Centre, Maiden Erlegh LNR, Early, Reading, Berks, RG6 5QH
A free introduction to Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording
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Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch Members' Day incorporating the Branch AGM
Saturday 28th March 2020, 11:00am-5:00pm
Welwyn Civic Centre, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9ER
Join the Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch for their Annual Members' Day and Annual General Meeting. Guest speakers include Butterfly Conservation's Phil Sterling and Zoë Randle!
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Cumbria: Conservation Work Party, TBC
Wednesday 1st April 2020, 10:00am-3:00pm
Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat
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NIRD2020 Saturday 4th April, 10:00–16:00, Peatlands Park
Saturday 4th April 2020, 10:00am-4:00pm
Peatland Park, Education Centre
NIRD2020 Saturday 4th April, 10:00–16:00, Peatlands Park
Northern Ireland Recorder’s Day! Our annual pre-season get-together will include a breakdown of the data from 2019, and a chance to hear from our partners about what’s happening in the world of recording as we head into the new season.
As usual, craic, light refreshments and good company guaranteed, free of charge – just bring your own lunch! We look forward to seeing you there!
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Not a Lot of People Know… – Ian RippeyTuesday 7th April 2020
Tuesday 7th April 2020, 7:30pm-9:30pm
St John’s Scout Hall, behind Newtownbreda Presbyterian Church off the Knockbreda Road in Belfast.
Not a Lot of People Know… – Ian Rippey
Tuesday 7th April 2020
...that in excess of 50 species of butterfly have been recorded in Ireland over the years! Ian tells the stories of the lesser-known visitors and introductions to our shores.
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Norfolk: North Norfolk Meeting
Wednesday 6th May 2020, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Blakeney Scout Hut HQ, Holt
‘Butterflies and other wildlife of the Pyrenees’
An illustrated talk by Greg Bond
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Butterfly identification workshop: Saughton Park, Edinburgh
Saturday 9th May 2020, 10:00am-3:00pm
Saughton Park, Edinburgh
Come along to this free event to learn how to identify and record Edinburgh's butterflies
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Norfolk - Field Trip To Foulden Common
Wednesday 13th May 2020, 11:30am-2:00pm
Foulden Common
Field Trip To Foulden Common
Target species Dingy and Grizzled Skipper.
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Butterfly identification workshop: Elder Park, Glasgow
Thursday 14th May 2020, 10:00am-3:00pm
Elder Park, Glasgow
Come along to this free event to learn how to identify and record Glasgow's butterflies
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The Butterflies of Warton Crag
Thursday 21st May 2020, 10:30am-2:30pm
Warton Crag, Carnforth
Target species: Pearl-bordered and possibly early Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Small Heath and other spring species.
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The Butterflies of Ormsgill Slag Banks, Barrow in Furness
Sunday 24th May 2020, 10:30am-1:00pm
Ormsgill Slag Banks, Barrow in Furness
Target Species: at Ormsgill, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Small Blue. At Sandscale Haws, young Natterjack Toads, orchids and sand dune flora
