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Dorset: GUIDED WALK AT DURLSTON NNR
Monday 8th July 2024, 10:30am-1:00pm
Durlston Country Park, near Swanage
Join the Dorset Branch on this guided walk through rich butterfly habitat with stunning views.
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Wiltshire: Moth trap opening at Manor Farm, Biddestone (Chippenham)
Tuesday 9th July 2024, 9:00am-11:00am
Manor Farmhouse, Biddestone (Chippenham)
Join us for summer moths caught overnight at West Yatton Down
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Surrey field trip: Holmwood Common
Tuesday 9th July 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Holmwood RH5 4DT
Target: Purple Hairstreak
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Devon: Field Trip - Home Farm Marsh - North Devon
Thursday 11th July 2024, 10:00am
Home Farm Marsh - North Devon
Guided walk at Home Farm Marsh - North Devon
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Ivinghoe Beacon, led by Paul Bowyer
Thursday 11th July 2024 at 11:00 am
Ivinghoe Beacon NT, Bucks
We will search the steep downland slopes for butterflies including Dark Green Fritillary.
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Surrey field trip: Headley Heath
Thursday 11th July 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Headley KT18 6NN
Target: Silver-spotted Skipper
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK - CORFE BARROWS NATURE PARK
Thursday 11th July 2024, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Corfe Mullen
An afternoon walk on this area of mixed habitats
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Lincolnshire: Field Trip to Bardney Limewoods
Saturday 13th July 2024, 10:00am-4:00pm
Grid Reference: TF114763
Saturday 13th July 2024
BARDNEY LIMEWOODS – GREAT WEST WOOD AND HARDY GANG WOOD
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Wiltshire: Field trip to Chase Woods (Shaftesbury)
Saturday 13th July 2024, 10:30am-3:00pm
A guided walk to look for woodland butterflies
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An Upper Thames Branch identification session at Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes, led by Nick Bowles
Saturday 13th July 2024 at 10:30 am
Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes, Bucks
A field meeting to help embed the summer butterfly and day-flying moth ID skills presented in the 4th July Zoom meeting.
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK - CHASE WOODS, Sixpenny Handley
Saturday 13th July 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Chase Woods near Sixpenny Handley
A guided walk in mature woodland
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Devon: Field Trip - Bystock Pools Reserve
Saturday 13th July 2024, 11:00am
Bystock Pools Reserve
Guided walk at Bystock Pools Reserve
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The Butterflies of Witherslack and Howe Ridding Woods
Sunday 14th July 2024, 10:00am-2:00pm
Witherslack Woods and Howe Ridding
Target Silver-washed, High Brown and Dark Green Fritillaries, Common Blue and possibly late Northern Brown Argus
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Prinknash Abbey and Painswick Beacon Butterfly ID Day
Sunday 14th July 2024, 10:30am-4:00pm
There will be a presentation in the morning of butterflies seen in Gloucestershire.
This will be held in the meeting room by the café at Prinknash Abbey.
After a picnic lunch in the garden or lunch in the café we will take the 5 minute drive to Painswick Beacon to ID the butterflies flying that day.
Cost £5 per person. Booking required.
Please contact Ken Newcombe 01242 515727 @email for more details and to book a place.
Park at Prinknash Abbey. SO880137, GL4 8EX, What3Words apples.broke.salads. -
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Field Trip: TBC – July 14th 2024
Sunday 14th July 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm
TBC
Field trip in North Cambridgeshire to be confirmed soon.
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK - RINGSTEAD BAY
Sunday 14th July 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Ringstead Bay between Weymouth and Lulworth
Sea views and butterflies
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Wiltshire: Field trip to Bannerdown - Batheaston (Bath)
Sunday 14th July 2024, 1:30pm-4:00pm
Bannerdown - Batheaston (Bath)
An opportunity for close up views of Purple Hairstreak and Small Copper butterflies
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Bernwood Forest, led by Peter Philp
Tuesday 16th July 2024 at 10:00 am
Bernwood Forest, Oxon / Bucks
An amble around this hotspot for woodland butterflies including, hopefully, Purple Emperor.
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Surrey field trip: Box Hill Dukes & Brockham Quarry
Thursday 18th July 2024, 10:00am-4:00pm
Betchworth Quarry
Target: Silver-spotted Skipper
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Dorset: MOTH TRAPPING and GUIDED BUTTERFLY WALK - ALNERS GORSE BUTTERFLY RESERVE
Saturday 20th July 2024, 8:00am-1:00pm
Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve
Come and enjoy moths and butterflies at our splendid reserve
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Norfolk: Field Trip to Whitwell Common
Saturday 20th July 2024, 9:00am-12:00pm
Whitwell Common
Field Trip to Whitwell Common
A moth trapping session on the Common and possibly some refreshments.
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Homefield Wood, led by Hilary Glew
Saturday 20th July 2024 at 10:00 am
Homefield Wood BBOWT, Lower Woodend, Bucks
We will explore this small reserve for butterflies of woodland including Silver-washed Fritillary.
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Bernwood Forest, led by Trevor Lea
Saturday 20th July 2024 at 11:30 am
Bernwood Forest FE, Oxon / Bucks
An amble around this hotspot for woodland butterflies including, hopefully, Purple Emperor.
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The Butterflies of Latterbarrow and White Scar
Sunday 21st July 2024, 10:30am-3:00pm
CWT Latterbarrow
Target species Many summer species including three types of Fritillaries, Northern Brown Argus and Grayling at White Scar. Possibly Silver-washed and certainly other summer butterflies at Latterbarrow.
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Field Trip: Brookes Nature Reserve – July 21st 2024
Sunday 21st July 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm
EWT Brookes Nature Reserve, Stisted Rd, Halstead, CM77 8BA
A summer walk through beautiful ancient woodland and meadows. Butterflies may include Silver-washed Fritillary and White Admiral.
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Surrey Open Garden: Vale End
Sunday 21st July 2024, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Albury GU5 9BE
Butterflies & flowers
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Wardens Wood and West Wood
Sunday 21st July 2024, 2:00pm-4:30pm
Meet in the Wardens Wood car park,
accessed from the minor road between Whittington and Syreford SP010236. What3words perused.purifier.sanded .
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Whitecross Green Wood, led by Peter Philp
Tuesday 23rd July 2024 at 10:30 am
Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon
We will focus on trying to get views of White-letter Hairstreak and other woodland butterflies.
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Surrey field trip: Reigate Hill
Tuesday 23rd July 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Reigate RH2 9RP
Target: Chalkhill Blue.