• Upper Thames: Work Party Westcott 10th February 2025

    Monday 10th February 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    Westcott Venture Park, near Waddesdon, Bucks

    Join us on a task at Westcott Venture Park, near Waddesdon, Bucks

  • Somerset & Bristol: Mount Fancy BC Reserve (Work Party)

    Tuesday 11th February 2025, 9:30am-3:00pm

    Mount Fancy BC Reserve

    Why not become a 'Fancy Volunteer' and join the practical conservation working party that usually meet on the second Tuesday of each month at Mount Fancy Butterfly Conservation Reserve.

  • Upper Thames: Work Party Long Orchard 11th February 2025

    Tuesday 11th February 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    Long Orchard, Saunderton, Bucks

    Join us on a task at Long Orchard, Saunderton, Bucks.

  • Talk

    Tuesday 11th February 2025, 7:30pm-10:00pm

    Shurdington evening meeting - Illustrated talk " Enhancing Green Spaces for Wildlife in and around Cheltenham"

    Tuesday 11th February 2025 doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start

    Shurdington Community Centre, Century Hall, Mitre Gardens off Bishop Road, Shurdington, GL51 4TB

    What3words location: trees.rigid.joked

     

  • Norwich Science Festival

    Saturday 15th to Monday 17th February 2025, 10:00am-4:00pm

    The Forum Norwich

    We will be attending the Norwich Science Festive this year from Saturday 15th - Monday 17th February from 10am to 4pm.

  • Scotland: Kirkconnell Flow Bog Squad Volunteer Work Party

    Saturday 15th February 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    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.

  • Devon: Work Party - Miltor Mator Common near Kingskerswell

    Saturday 15th February 2025, 10:30am-2:30pm

    Dainton railway bridge

    Improve habitat opportunities for a range of butterfly and moth species, including grizzled skipper butterflies

  • Winter Work Party at Fermyn Woods Country Park (4 of 4)

    Sunday 16th February 2025, 10:00am-2:00pm

    Fermyn Woods Country Park, nr. Brigstock, Northamptonshire, NN14 3HS.

    The last of four winter work parties to improve habitat for Dingy and Grizzled Skipper!

  • Upper Thames: Work Party Aston Upthorpe Downs 16 February 2025

    Sunday 16th February 2025, 10:00am-1:00pm

    Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon

    Work party at Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon

  • Work Party – Little Haven NR, Essex – Feb 2025

    Sunday 16th February 2025, 10:00am-4:00pm

    Please join us again for important conservation work helping the Heath Fritillary.

  • Cumbria: Conservation Work Party, Wart Barrow, Allithwaite 19 February 2025

    Wednesday 19th February 2025, 10:00am-3:30pm

    Wart Barrow, Allithwaite

    Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat on Wart Barrow by cutting and burning scrub.

  • Upper Thames: Work Party Buttlers Hangings 20th February 2025

    Thursday 20th February 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    Buttlers Hangings, Bucks

    Join us on a task at Buttlers Hangings, Bucks

  • Wiltshire: Scrub Clearance at West Yatton Down (Chippenham)

    Friday 21st February 2025, 11:00am-2:00pm

    Scrub clearance to conserve butterflies on this beautiful site.

  • Gloucestershire: Strawberry Banks Work Party 2024-25

    Saturday 22nd February 2025, 9:45am-2:00pm

    Date: Saturday 22nd February 2025 with Sunday 23rd February 2025 as reserve

    Start time: 09.45 at Oakridge Church, SO 913034

    Conservation work to help maintain habitat, especially for Marsh Fritillaries, but also for other plants and insects on the site.  Please bring own tools and gloves if possible.  Some loppers and bow saws will also be available.  If interested, please contact Celia Morrison-Smith on 01452 770190.

    These work parties, although principally aimed at maintaining good habitat for the Marsh Fritillary, are run on private land by the landowner and not by Butterfly Conservation.  As such they may not have a trained first aider present.  Any volunteers are therefore on site at their own risk.

  • Scotland: Bog Squad Work Party at Moss of Achnacree

    Saturday 22nd February 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    Join our Bog Squad and help with rhododendron removal at Moss of Achnacree near Benderloch, Oban to improve habitat for the Large Heath butterfly and protect the valuable peatland.

  • Habitat Work Party, Rogart

    Saturday 22nd February 2025 10:00 - 3:30pm

    Old Rogart Quarry

    Join us for a day of habitat work to benefit Northern Brown Argus

  • Devon: Work Party - Lydford Old Railway Reserve

    Saturday 22nd February 2025, 10:30am-2:30pm

    National Trust’s Waterfall car park

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

  • Upper Thames: Work Party Buttlers Hangings 24th February 2025

    Monday 24th February 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    Buttlers Hangings, Bucks

    Join us on a task at Buttlers Hangings, Bucks

  • Upper Thames: Work Party Wadborough 25th February 2025

    Tuesday 25th February 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    Wadborough Field, near Ivinghoe, Bucks.

    Join us on a task at Wadborough Field, near Ivinghoe, Bucks.

  • New Moths to Northern Ireland

    Wednesday 26th February 2025, 7:30pm-9:00pm

    On line - Zoom

    Northern Ireland Moth Recorder Andrew Crory will give us an update on what's hot and new in the mothing world for NI.

  • Habitat Work Party, RSPB Culbin Bar

    Thursday 27th February 2025 09:00 - 15:30

    Join us for a day of habitat work to benefit Small Blue

  • Upper Thames: Work Party Westcott 27th February 2025

    Thursday 27th February 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    Westcott Venture Park, near Waddesdon, Bucks

    Join us on a task at Westcott Venture Park, near Waddesdon, Bucks

  • Habitat Work Party, Ardersier Common

    Saturday 1st March 10:00 - 3:00pm

    Ardersier Common

    Habitat work party at Ardersier Common, removing scrub to benefit Small Blue and Dingy Skipper.

  • Upper Thames: Work Party Holtspur 02 March 2025

    Sunday 2nd March 2025, 10:00am-1:00pm

    Holtspur Bottom, Bucks

    Work party at Holtspur Bottom, Bucks

  • Scotland: Bog Squad Work Party at Cathburn Moss

    Sunday 2nd March 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    The Bog Squad will be visiting Cathburn Moss near Newmains, to remove invasive scrub. Removal of these small birch and pine trees is vital to protect the habitat from drying out and threatening the specialist species that live on the moss.

  • Beds & Northants Branch Members’ Day Sunday 2nd March 2025

    Sunday 2nd March 2025, 2:00pm-5:00pm

    Turvey Village Hall

    Beds & Northants Branch Members’ Day Sunday 2nd March 2025

    Guest speaker Matthew Oates, English nature writer

  • Cumbria: Conservation Work Party, Wart Barrow, Allithwaite 5 March 2025

    Wednesday 5th March 2025, 10:00am-3:30pm

    Wart Barrow, Allithwaite

    Join a group of volunteers to improve and extend the habitat on Wart Barrow by cutting and burning scrub.

  • Gloucestershire: Habitat management day

    Thursday 6th March 2025, 10:00am-3:30pm

    Prestbury Hill Reserve, Bill Smyllie section near Cheltenham

    Practical conservation work party, a further follow up to the previous work parties and/or clematis reduction and tree popping to reduce the quantity of small scrub invading the grassland

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    Meet at main entrance to Bill Smyllie SO993244. What3Words: hometown.blissful.scrub

    Follow up of weekend work party and/or clematis reduction and tree popping to reduce small scrub to maintain grassland

  • Upper Thames: Work Party Sands Bank 7th March 2025

    Friday 7th March 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm

    Sands Bank LNR, Bucks

    Scrub bash at Sands Bank LNR, High Wycombe, Bucks

  • Gloucestershire: Habitat management day

    Saturday 8th March 2025, 10:00am-3:30pm

    Rough Bank reserve

    Practical conservation work party, mainly bramble reduction, scrub and tree thinning.

    Meeting at the car park at SO914087, about 0.5km south of The Camp village.

    What3Words: dislodge.football.cracker