Events

Surrey/Sussex border

Selected Wednesdays
Please see: Surrey Work Parties

Guildford-Dorking

North Downs Conservation Group
Please see: Surrey Work Parties

Oaken Wood, Chiddingfold

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

Kirkconnell Flow by Dumfries

The Bog Squad will be removing invasive scrub at Kirkconnell Flow near Dumfries in order to protect it's valuable peatland habitat.

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

Scrub clearing to improve habitat for Duke of Burgundy on Ravensgate Common.

Fermyn Woods NN14 3HS

BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION HABITAT WORK PARTY – FERMYN WOODS

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

Mabie Forest by Dumfries

Habitat management for the Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly. 

Yatts Farm Near Pickering SE811884 post code YO18 8JW

Practical conservation and management of Yatts Farm

Work party at Holtspur Bottom, Bucks

Work party at Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon.

Heathfield Reserve near Bovey Tracey

Raking, clearing and coppicing at Teignbridge’s Heathfield reserve to maintain the open and warm heathland there.

Berrycroft Hub, Ashbury, Oxon, SN6 8LX

A free introduction to Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording

Grid Reference: TF128681

Come and join the work party in the Limewoods

Thursday 27th February 2020

Median Farm, Meadows Road, Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire

Light scrub and bramble removal

Meet other BC members from the Cheltenham area - and further afield - for updates, gossip, cakes and excellent presentations.

Prestbury Hill - The Masts Reserve

Work party to reduce scrub and maintain grassland on the Masts Reserve at Prestbury Hill. (Morning only)

SCEEC, Milton Park, Oxon, OX14 4TE

A free introduction to Butterfly and Moth Identification, Surveying & Recording

Brown Hairstreak egg hunt at Bernwood Meadows, Bucks.

Ruishton Village Hall, Cheats Road, Ruishton, Taunton TA3 5JD

This is our annual get-together, where we have the opportunity to catch up with each other and to show photos of our recent butterfly adventures and holidays.

Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Edinburgh's Holyrood Park is home to a large number of butterfly species - join us on this volunteer work party to help conserve them.

Yatts Farm Near Pickering SE811884 post code YO18 8JW

Practical conservation and management of Yatts Farm

Sunday 1st March 2020

Alun valley, Vale of Glamorgan

Monday 2nd March

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)

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

Farrer's Allotment Whitbarrow Scar

Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat at this site

Blakeney Scout Hut HQ

‘Wandering through Northern Greece’ 

An illustrated talk by Kath Clayton

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

Prestbury Hill - The Masts Reserve

Work party to reduce scrub and maintain grassland on the Masts Reserve at Prestbury Hill.