Events

Guildford-Dorking

North Downs Conservation Group
Please see: Surrey Work Parties

Salcey Forest, east of the village of Hartwell, between Northampton and Newport Pagnell in Northamptonshire.

Aimed at both the complete beginner and more experienced conservationists alike, join us for some woodland ride management in Salcey Forest.

We would like to maintain and make the habitat more suitable for woodland butterflies, including the Wood White and Black Hairstreak.

Oaken Wood, Chiddingfold

1st Thursdays, Oct-Apr
Please see: Surrey Work Parties

Tuesday 12th November

Old Kennels Lane, Old Battery

Practical conservation tasks to be carried out.

Meet details: 10:00am at Old Kennels Lane at the junction between Port Lane and Millers Lane, Oliver’s Battery (Map ref: SU 451 629).

Tuesday 12th November 2019, 10.30am - 3.30pm

Bodmin Moor (meeting point will be confirmed upon booking)

Help increase and improve habitat for rare fritillary butterflies at this volunteer work party on Bodmin Moor.

Selected Wednesdays
Please see: Surrey Work Parties

St John’s Scout Hall, behind Newtownbreda Presbyterian Church off the Knockbreda Road in Belfast.

Saturday 16th November 2019, 9:30:00am-17:00pm

Albrighton Hall Hotel, Ellesmere Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, SY4 3AG

Our 2019 Members' Day and Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 16 November 2019, at Albrighton Hall Hotel, Ellesmere Road, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, SY4 3AG.

Springburn Park, Glasgow

Join us at Glasgow's Springburn Park to sow a wildflower meadow!

National Trust’s Waterfall car park

Continuing the essential winter clearance work for the Heath Fritillary and other butterflies.

Elder Park, Glasgow

Join us at Glasgow's Elder Park to sow a wildflower meadow!

Toxside Moss by Gladhouse Reservoir (Midlothian)

The Bog Squad will be removing tree guards at this important site for the Large Heath butterfly. 

Brown Hairstreak egg hunt at Slade Camp, Headington, Oxford.

Work Party at Rough Bank - mainly scrub and tree thinning.

Volunteer Hall, Langtongate, Duns

A talk about the Hibernating Herald project in Scotland

Wart Barrow Allithwaite

Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat on Wart Barrow

Wednesday 20th November, 10.30am - 3.30pm

Location TBC, Dart Valley

A joint work party with Devon Wildlife Trust in the beautiful Dart Valley. 

Thursday 21st Novemeber

Crynant Forest

Meet at Eastway, Craigavon BT66 6SA (parking on hard-shoulder)

Thursday 21st November 2019, 10.30am - 3.30pm

Bodmin Moor (meeting point will be confirmed upon booking)

Help increase and improve habitat for rare fritillary butterflies on Bodmin Moor.

Meet at Eastway, Craigavon BT66 6SA (parking on hard-shoulder)

Ipswich Road United Reform Church

CHANGE OF TALK

‘Forms, Mutations and Aberrations’  why butterflies don’t always look like the pictures in the guidebook.  By Andy Brazil

Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Oxford Island National Nature Reserve, Craigavon, Co. Armagh, BT66 6NJ

Please join us at this event, which is for anyone interested in getting involved in butterfly monitoring. 

There will also be an optional work party taking place in the afternoon for the Cryptic Wood White butterfly at Craigavon Lakes...

Work Party at Strawberry Banks - Conservation work for the Marsh Fritillary. (May be postponed to Sunday if weather bad)

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

Work party at Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon.

Sunday 24th November, 2019

West Williamston, Pembs

Main Forest Gate car park

Coppicing one of the ride edges at Snaffle Park to benefit the Pearl-bordered Fritillary.

Monday 25th November

Magdalen Hill Down East Entrance

Practical conservation tasks to be carried out. Meet details: Magdalen Hill Down, East entrance: 10am - 4pm. Meet in the car park at the top of the track between the Stonemasons and Morn Hill Cemetery SO21 1HE (SU 512 295)

University of Exeter, Great Hall, EX4 4PY

As part of the end of project activities for the All the Moor Butterflies project, a conference is being held at Exeter University.