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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
.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
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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
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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