Welcome
The Branch area includes Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire, Greater Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Argyll, the Argyll islands, Dunbartonshire & Loch Lomond. This includes Scotland's first National Park: Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. These regions include a diverse range of landscapes providing a range of habitats from the fertile central lowlands and coastal parts of Ayrshire/Dumfries & Galloway to the moorland of more inland areas of these counties and to the rugged mountain scenery of the southern highlands and Argyll and to the unique scenery and habitats of the Argyll islands.
If you live in the region and are a member of Butterfly Conservation you automatically become a member of the Glasgow & SW Scotland Branch.
Species to look out for
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News
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£4.2m lifeline for Scotland's most vulnerable species
Threatened species in Scotland have today received a £4.2m lifeline from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF).
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Butterfly Conservation welcomes the recently published EU Nature Restoration Law.
Butterfly Conservation welcomes the recently published EU Nature Restoration Law. Grassland ecosystems are one of the most damaged and threatened ecosystems and populations of butterflies and other wild pollinators are in decline.
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Record number of sightings of threatened butterfly species in Kent.
Successful conservation projects in Kent have resulted in a record level of sightings of the Duke of Burgundy, a threatened butterfly species.
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Beautiful New Moth Species for South Downs National Park
A new rare and beautiful species of moth appears to have colonised the South Downs.
Events
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Scotland: Large Heath Survey Workshop at Langlands Moss
Saturday 2nd July 2022, 11:00am-2:00pm
Langlands Moss Local Nature Reserve
Join us for a field workshop at Langlands Moss to learn about the Large Heath butterfly in Scotland and how to take part in this year's survey for the species on lowland raised bogs.
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Blantyre: Meadow Discovery Day
Friday 15th July
Hunthill Road Community Orchard, Blantyre
Join us to discover the butterflies, moths, bees and flowers at this wildflower meadow!
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Lennoxtown: Meadow Discovery Day
Friday 15th July
Whitefield Pond, Lennoxtown.
Join us to discover the butterflies, moths, bees and flowers at this wildflower meadow!
Volunteer with us
Butterfly Conservation relies on the support of thousands of volunteers, and we are always looking for more help inside the office and out in the field. Whether you want to volunteer at a local branch, get outside and help manage our nature reserves, or help with one of our events, we have something for everyone to get involved in! Your time can make a real difference.
Branch information
In your area
Contact branch
- Acting Chairman: Scott Donaldson & Stuart Bence
- Secretary: Valerie Charlton
- Treasurer: Vacant
- Events Coordinator: Scott Donaldson
