Events

Wednesday 15th August 2018: 10.00am

Salcey Forest (main Car Park, Postcode: NN7 2HX, Parking Charges Apply)

Traps will be placed around Salcey forest the night before. Drop in to see what has been caught and learn more about moths. Free activities will be provided for children.

Wednesday 15th August 2018: 10.30am

Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon

Join us on our annual search for the Brown Hairstreak.

Wednesday 15th August 2018, 11.00am-1.00pm

Bindon Hill, Lulworth, Purbeck

Join the Dorset Branch on this guided walk with fine views, targeting Adonis Blue and Wall

Wednesday 15th August 2018: 8.45pm

Latterbarrow Witherslack

Examination of the evening's collection at Latterbarrow

Thursday 16th August 2018, 10.30am

Blindley Heath, Godstone

CANCELLED (cattle on site). Join the Surrey Branch for a field trip to Blindley Heath; target: Brown Hairstreak

Thursday 16th August 2018, 10.30am-13.30pm

Target species include: Silver-spotted Skipper and Adonis Blue.

Thursday 16th August 2018, 10am-1pm

Holtspur Bottom, West Of Beaconsfield, Bucks

Join the Upper Thames Branch pulling ragwort at our Holtspur Bottom reserve.

Friday 17th August 2018, 9.00am-1.00pm

Upton Heath near Poole

Join the Dorset Branch and Dorset Wildlife Trust at 9.00 am for an inspection of the overnight moth trap, followed at 11am by a butterfly walk looking for Grayling butterflies and other wildlife.

Saturday 18th August 2018, 10.00am-1.00pm

Sutton Heath, Woodbridge

Butterfly walk with target species including Grayling, Small Copper and summer Dragonflies.

Saturday 18th August 2018, 10.30am-1.30pm

Target species include: Brown Hairstreak, Silver-spotted Skipper and Dark Green Fritillary.

Saturday 18th August 2018, 11.00am-15.00pm

Rodborough Common, Stroud

The Warwickshire Branch are in Gloucestershire leading a guided walk on Rodborough Common to find butterflies like the Adonis and Chalk Hill Blues – why not join them?!

Saturday 18th August 2018: 10.30am

Hundred Acre Piece, Mortimer, Berks

Join us on a walk to look for the Grayling butterfly.

Saturday 18th August 2018, 1.00pm-4.00pm

Weymouth, DT3

Join us on this visit to some newly created chalk downland habitat, where more than 20 species of butterfly have already been recorded...

Saturday 18th August 2018: 2pm

Near Cheltenham

This is a hillside walk with gentle/steep inclines over limestone grassland. We hope to see a variety of butterflies and especially Wall Brown, Chalkhill Blue and Brown Argus.

Sunday 19th August 2018: 10.30am

Lydden Down, Kent Wildlife Trust Reserve

Join the Kent Branch at this Kent Wildlife Trust reserve, where we hope to see Silver-spotted Skipper and other downland species of butterflies.

Sunday 19th August 2018, 11.45am-4.30pm

Prinknash Abbey

The Butterfly Nectar Garden at Prinknash is part of the walled garden owned by the monks at Prinknash Abbey, near Cranham, Gloucester GL4 8EX. Members of the Branch will be on hand to answer questions about butterflies and plants and Butterfly Conservation in general.

Sunday 19th August 2018, 10.30am

Near Land’s End

Sunday 19th August 2018, 11.00am-1.30pm

Probably the best site in Somerset for seeing adult Brown Hairstreak.

Sunday 19th August 2018, 11.00am-3.00pm

Denbies Hillside, Dorking

Join the Surrey Branch for a field trip to Denbies Hillside; target: Adonis Blue, Silver-spotted Skipper

Sunday 19th August 2018, 10.00am-1.00pm

Underbarrow Road Kendal

Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock, Painted Lady, Comma and other late summer butterflies

Sunday 19th August 2018, 11.00am-1.00pm

Swanage

Sunday 19th August 2018, 11.00am-4.00pm

Fontmell Down, Near Shaftesbury, Dorset

Join the Dorset and Devon Branches at this joint event near Shaftesbury to find the Silver-spotted Skipper and other species...

Wednesday 22nd to Thursday 23rd August 2018, 8.00pm-11.00am

Manor Valley Near Peebles

Learn about moth-trapping and survey methods in the evening and/or come back the following morning to inspect some of the moths found. An event with the Tweeddale U3A Group.

Wednesday 22nd August 2018, 10:30am

Bookham Common

Join the Surrey Branch for a field trip to Bookham Common and a chance to see the Brown Hairstreak.

Thursday 23rd August 10:15 am

Held jointly with NWT, in the new Visitor Centre to learn about the fascinating lives and behaviour of moths.

Thursday 23rd August 2018, 10.30am

Newdigate Brickworks, south of Dorking

Join the Surrey Branch for a field trip to Newdigate Brickworks; target: Breen Hairstreak.

Thursday 23rd August 2018, 10.30am-13.30pm

Aiming to see: Grayling, Small Heath and, possibly, late Dark Green Fritillary.

Thursday 23rd August 2018, 10am-1pm

Holtspur Bottom, West Of Beaconsfield, Bucks

Join the Upper Thames Branch pulling ragwort at our Holtspur Bottom reserve.

Friday 24th August 2018, 11.00am-3.30pm

Osmington, east Of Weymouth

Enjoy a leisurely coastal downland and country lane walk with the Dorset branch. We shall be looking for at least 15 species of butterfly, including Adonis Blue and Wall...

Saturday 25th to Sunday 26th August 2018, 10.00am-5.00pm

Stock Gaylard, Sturminster Newton

Come and find the Dorset Branch, who will have a stall at this two-day event on the Stock Gaylard Estate near Sturminster Newton...