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.

Ring Haw near Yarwell.

A guided walk to see spring species – including Grizzled Skipper and Dingy Skipper –  at Stonepit Quarry and Ring Haw.

Wednesday 25th May, 11:00am

Green Hairstreak and Emperor Moth survey at Clee Liberty Common as part of the Butterfly & Moth Festival 2022

New Addington CR0 9AD

Target: Glanville Fritillary

Lydlinch Common

A walk for Marsh Fritillary

Warton Crag Carnforth

Targeting Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Small Heath and other Spring species.

Warton – Quarry Car Park

Target species: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Small Heath and other spring species.

Thursday 26th May, 10:30 am

Yoesden Bank, Bucks

A visit to Yoesden Bank to see Adonis Blue and other spring species

Newtonmore

Join us for a field workshop at Newtonmore to learn about the Pearl-bordered Fritillary in Scotland and how to take part in this year's surveys for the species.

Field Survey Day

Please help us survey the Small Blue and its habitat in Ayrshire

Grendon Farm

Moth event at Grendon Farm

Blackwood Farm, Braithwaite, Keswick

Moth traps, photographic opportunities, presentations, questions and a field walk

Saturday 28th May, 10:00am

Celebrate 70th anniversary of National Nature Reserves with Butterfly Conservation West Midlands Branch at the Wyre Forest.

Field Survey Day

Please help us survey the Small Blue and its habitat in Ayrshire

Saturday 28th May, 10:30 am

Lardon Chase, Streatley, Berks

A visit to Lardon Chase to see Adonis Blue and other spring species

Heartwood Forest, Sandridge AL4 9DQ https://w3w.co/cover.orbit.start

Guided butterfly walk including looking for the rare Small Blue butterfly ~ with kind permission of the Woodland Trust.  A Sustainable St Albans and Wilder St Albans Event

Booking essential

Whitesheet Hill (Mere)

A chance to see the Glanville Fritillary outside of its native Isle of Wight?

National Trust waterfall car park

Guided Walk at Lydford Old Railway Branch Reserve - a chance to see Heath Fritillary, Pearl-bordered and Small-bordered Fritillaries all on the wing together at this unique site.

National Trust car park, top of Spread Eagle Hill

A guided walk for downland species

Saturday 28th May, 2:00 pm

Finemere Wood, Bucks

A visit to Finemere Wood to try to find Black Hairstreak larvae/pupae

Cerne Abbas Village Hall

Guided Walk over Cerne Downs

Queens Road Kendal

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

Sunday 29th May, 10:00 am

Hazelborough Forest, Northants

A visit to Hazelborough Forest to try to find Wood White and other early summer butterflies

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

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

Dorset Council car park on Hilfield Hill

A visit to Duke of Burgundy habitat

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)