Events

We will be holding daily guided walks at Fineshade Wood from May 14th until the end of the flight season (12th June) as part of the ‘Chequered Skippers – Taking Flight’ Project funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.

Queens Road Kendal

Target species: Duke of Burgundy Dingy Skipper and other Spring species

Langaford Farm, nr Lettaford, TQ13 8RH

Marsh Fritillary butterfly and the Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Guided Walk - Langaford Farm

Stoke Camp BC Reserve, Mendip Hills

Back in the Mendip Hills and the first walk to one of our branch reserves.

Dorking RH5 6SR

Target: Adonis Blue

Dorset Council car park on Hilfield Hill

A visit to Duke of Burgundy habitat

Hounslow Heath Car Park, (450 Staines Road) https://w3w.co/tables.safely.once

Butterfly Walk for heathland butterflies - target Green Hairstreak, Small Heath and Small Copper at Hounslow Heath

Join Butterfly Conservation and the Sussex Wildlife Trust for the first public search for the Sussex Emeralds, now breeding in Sussex for the first time!

Halse Combe, Exmoor

A walk around Halse Combe, Exmoor looking for Heath Fritillary (National Trust's Holnicote Estate)

Thursday 2nd June, 11:00am

Green Hairstreak and Emperor Moth Survey at Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd as part of the Butterfly & Moth Festival 2022

July Racecourse entrance near A1303/A1304 roundabout with horse statue

Come for a Bank Holiday walk along one of our region's favourite locations to see a wide range of spring butterflies, including Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak and Adonis Blue.

Saturday 4th June 10am to 4pm

Meet at the old entrance to the disused Logie Quarry at NH77397613

Come and see the Quarry's rarest residents Small Blue and Dingy Skipper

Cheam SM2 7HS

Target: Small Blue

Finglandrigg Wood and optional visit to Maryport

Target species; at Finglandrigg Marsh Fritillary (only public site), Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Small Copper; and at the coast, Small Blue; Wall, Dingy Skipper and Common Blue.

Totternhoe Quarry

Visit to this Wildlife Trust reserve for Small Blues and other butterfly species

Join the Kent Branch for a walk and possible display of many varieties of orchids

Join White Cliffs Countryside Partnership and Butterfly Conservation for a walk looking for day-flying moths on the beautiful chalk grassland site Whinless Down. We will be finding moths, showing you how to use a net to get a closer look and identify which species live here, as well as pointing out rare butterflies like the Wall. This is the location where the Scarce Forester moth was last seen 10 years ago so keep your eyes peeled as we try to rediscover it!

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.

Epsom KT19 8PL

Target: Black Hairstreak

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.

Lamplighters Marsh, Shirehampton

Lamplighters Marsh is nature reserve near Shirehampton, Bristol.  A butterfly transect is walked here during the season by a team of volunteers

This will be our first guided walk to this site.

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.

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