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Bison Hill, Whipsnade, Beds
Sunday 19th May 2024, 10:30am-1:00pm
We will be looking for chalk grassland spring specialist species: Duke of Burgundy, Dingy and Grizzled Skippers and Green Hairstreaks
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Totternhoe Quarry, Beds
Sunday 2nd June 2024, 10:00am-2:00pm
We will visit the Wildlife Trust reserve for Small Blue, Common Blue, Grizzled and Dingy Skippers.
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Salcey Forest, Northants
Wednesday 5th June 2024, 10:00am-2:00pm
We will be primarily looking for Wood White but also hope to see a range of other species such as Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Holly Blue etc
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Butterfly & moth walk at Weldon Woodland Park
Sunday 9th June 2024, 10:30am-12:30pm
Weldon Woodland Park, Northants
Guided walk at Weldon Woodland Park
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Butterfly & moth walk at Ring Haw
Tuesday 11th June 2024, 10:30am-12:30pm
Ring Haw Nature Reserve, Yarwell, Northants
Guided walk at Ring Haw
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Twywell Hills and Dales, Northants
Saturday 15th June 2024, 10:00am-2:00pm
We will walk around Twywell Hills and Dales Nature Reserve to find a range of early summer grassland butterfly species, such as Large Skipper and Marbled White
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Fineshade Wood, Northants
Saturday 6th July 2024, 10:30am-12:30pm
Come along to look for the excellent range of woodland species regularly recorded here: Silver-washed Fritillary, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Emperor, White Admiral, Purple Hairstreak and Dark Green Fritillary.
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Pitsford Moth Event
Sunday 7th July 2024, 9:00am-12:00pm
Discover the beautiful and fascinating world of UK’s Lepidoptera with David James from the local branch of Butterfly Conservation, Mischa Cross from the Wildlife Trust BCN and local naturalist Fiona Barclay. You will get the chance to empty Pitsford’s moth traps and hopefully see some of the UK’s largest and most beautiful moths. We will then walk around some of Pitsford’s flower meadows in search of butterflies and day flying moths