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Guided butterfly walk at Norton Green Common nr Stevenage
Thursday 13th July 2023, 10:30am-1:00pm
Norton Green Common
A guided walk to find lots of lovely butterfly species including Marbled White, Purple Hairstreak, Silver-washed Fritillary & Purple Emperor with branch experts Peter Clarke and Bob Clift
Booking is required
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Ivinghoe Beacon, led by Paul Bowyer
Thursday 13th July 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm
Ivinghoe Beacon NT
We will explore this fabulous site for its high-summer butteflies and other wildlife.
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Dorset: CONSERVATION TASK ON PORTLAND
Friday 14th July 2023, 10:00am-3:30pm
PORTLAND QUARRIES
Help with the management of Portland habitats
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Worcestershire: Purple Emperor Hunt at Tiddesley Wood Nature Reserve
Saturday 15th July 9:00am
Purple Emperor hunt at Tiddesley Wood Nature Reserve in partnership with West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Branch and Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
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HIGHLAND: MOTH TRAP & BUTTERFLY WALK AT ABRIACHAN
Saturday 15th July 2023, 9:30am-4:00pm
Abriachan Forest Trust
A LOOK AT AN OVERNIGHT MOTH TRAP FOLLOWED BY A BUTTERFLY WALK
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Homefield Wood, led by Hilary Glew
Saturday 15th July 2023, 10:00am-12:30pm
Homefield Wood BBOWT Nature Reserve
We will take a relaxed amble around the reserve looking for some of the butterflies of woodland and open spaces.
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Wallasey Sandhills (Grayling) and Bidston Moss
Saturday 15th July 2023, 10:00am-4:00pm
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Guided walk looking for summer butterflies including Purple Emperor at Heartwood
Saturday 15th July 2023, 11:00am-2:00pm
Meet in the carpark at Heartwood Forest, Sandridge AL4 9DQ
Guided walk at Heartwood Forest to look for summer butterflies including Purple Emperor ~ organised by the Woodland Trust.
Booking is required
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A UTB joint Guided Walk with the 'Friends of Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens'. Leader: Paul Bowyer.
Saturday 15th July 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens, Church Lane, Slough
We will take a relaxed saunter around the Gardens to see what butterflies and other wildlife we can find.
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Surrey field trip: Headley Heath
Saturday 15th July 2023, 11:00am-3:00pm
Headley KT18 6NN
Target: Silver-spotted Skipper
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Edinburgh guided walk (Duddingston and Holyrood Park)
Saturday 15th July
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Join volunteers from our East Scotland branch on a guided walk to look for butterflies at Duddingston and Holyrood Park.
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Wiltshire: Field trip to Bannerdown - Batheaston (Bath)
Saturday 15th July 2023, 1:30pm-4:00pm
Bannerdown - Batheaston (Bath)
An opportunity for close up views of Purple Hairstreak and Small Copper butterflies
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Dorset: MOTH TRAP OPENING AT WYKE FARM, CHEDINGTON
Sunday 16th July 2023, 8:00am-10:00am
Wyke Farm, Chedington near Corscombe
Join us to see the results of Saturday night's trapping
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Lincolnshire: Field Trip to Risby Warren - Sunday 16th July 2023
Sunday 16th July 2023, 10:00am-4:00pm
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Visit Risby Warren to see Grayling
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Guided butterfly walk at Bricket Wood Common
Sunday 16th July 2023, 10:00am-12:30am
Bricket Wood Common meet at St Stephen's Parish Centre
Guided butterfly walk at Bricket Wood Common for White Admiral and Silver-washed Fritillary with branch experts Malcolm Hull and Chris Newman
Booking is required
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The Butterflies of Howe Ridding and Witherslack Woods
Sunday 16th July 2023, 10:00am-2:00pm
Witherslack Woods and Howe Ridding
Target Silver-washed, High Brown and Dark Green Fritillaries, Common Blue and possibly late Northern Brown Argus
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Aberlady Bay for Dark Green Fritillaries
Sunday 16 July
Field trip to Aberlady Bay LNR to look for Dark Green Fritillaries.
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Field Trip: Benfleet Downs - July 16th 2023
Sunday 16th July 2023, 10:30am-12:30pm
St Mary's Road, Benfleet, Essex.
Join David Chandler for a guided walk to see summer butterflies. The target species will be White-letter Hairstreak.
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Wiltshire: Nature and Butterfly Day at Iford Manor (Bradford on Avon)
Sunday 16th July 2023, 11:00am-4:00pm
Iford Manor, nr Bradford on Avon, BA15 2BA
Enjoy a FREE wild day out for all the family in a beautiful riverside setting
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Staffordshire: Highgate Common - Walk 10 in Butterflies of the West Midlands
Sunday 16th July, 11:00am
Guided walk for White Admiral and Purple Hairstreak at Highgate Common, Staffordshire.
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Rough Bank
Sunday 16th July 2023, 11:00am-4:00pm
Walk to see Chalk Hill Blue, Dark Green Fritillary and other summer butterflies and day-flying moths. Meet at car park SO914087, nearest postcode GL6 7HJ,
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Bernwood Forest, led by Trevor Lea
Sunday 16th July 2023, 11:30am-1:30pm
Bernwood Forest FE
We will explore the woodland rides in search of some of the 40 butterflies recorded in one of the country's best butterfly woods.
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Surrey Open Garden: Vale End
Sunday 16th July 2023, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Albury GU5 9BE
Daphne Foulsham opens her spectacular garden for the benefit of Butterfly Conservation.
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Open Garden: Surrey
Sunday 16th July 2023, 1:00pm-12:00pm
Daphne Foulsham is kindly opening the gates to Vale End, Surrey, for Butterfly Conservation.
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Guided Butterfly walk at Hampstead Heath with Heath Hands
Monday 17th July 2023, 10:30am-12:30pm
The Hive, Hampstead Heath (Hampstead Heath's community and volunteering hub)
Join branch experts to look at the butterflies found at this important London grassland site
Part of the Big City Butterflies programme of walks
Booking is required
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Dorset: - BUTTERFLIES AND WILD FLOWERS AT WINFRITH HEATH
Wednesday 19th July 2023, 11:00am-3:30pm
Heathland walk for butterflies, dragonflies and wild flowers
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Surrey field trip: Train East - Deepdene to Betchworth
Thursday 20th July 2023, 9:36am-4:00pm
Betchworth RH3 7BZ
Target: Silver-spotted Skipper
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Crickley Hill Country Park, Birdlip
Saturday 22nd July 2023, 10:00am-4:00pm
Family Fun Day and Big Butterfly Count. Why not come dressed as a butterfly or moth, bring a picnic and enjoy the views? There will be guided butterfly safaris (11.30am and 2.30pm), a self guided butterfly trail, bug hunts, craft activities as well as colourful moths to discover and much more.
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Meetings with Moths
Saturday 22nd July 2023, 10:00am-11:30am
North Berwick Law
Join us as we meet some of the beautiful moths in North Berwick
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Surrey field trip: Vale End
Saturday 22nd July 2023, 10:30am-4:00pm
Albury GU5 9BE
Members & guests only.
Target: Chalkhill Blue