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Cumbria Field Trip, The Butterflies of Warton Crag
Saturday 4th May 2024, 10:00am-2:00pm
Warton Crag Carnforth
Targeting Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green Hairstreak and other early Spring species.
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Cumbria Field Trip, The Butterflies of Halecat Woods and Nichols Moss
Thursday 16th May 2024, 11:00am-2:30pm
Tom and Abi Plants Witherslack
Target species Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green Hairstreak and a range of Spring butterflies
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The Butterflies of Kendal Fell
Monday 20th May 2024, 10:00am-2:30pm
Duke of Burgundy, Dingy Skipper and other spring species at Kettlewell Crag
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Cumbria: Field Trip, The Butterflies of Ormsgill Slag Banks, Barrow in Furness
Wednesday 22nd May 2024, 10:30am-3:15pm
Ormsgill Slagbanks, Barrow in Furness and optional Sandscale Haws
Target Species at Ormsgill: Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Small Blue. At Hodbarrow, Wall Brown and other Spring Species
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The Butterflies of Cumbria, a Mystery Trip
Friday 24th May 2024, 10:00am-3:00pm
Layby just before J37 M6 on Kendal Sedbergh Road heading west
Butterfly magic, a mystery trip!
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Cumbria Field Trip, The Butterflies of Warton Crag
Sunday 26th May 2024, 10:00am-2:00pm
Warton Crag Carnforth
Targeting Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green Hairstreak and other early Spring species.
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The Butterflies, Moths and Countryside of NW Cumbria - Adult Course
Thursday 30th May to Sunday 2nd June 2024, 6:30am-4:00pm
Higham Hall
Higham Hall Residential Course
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Mountain Ringlet at Irton Fell
Saturday 8th June 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Car park Santon Bridge Eskdale Green Road
Target species Mountain Ringlet.
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Cumbria Field Trip The Butterflies of Heysham Moss and Heysham Nature Reserve
Friday 14th June 2024, 10:30am-2:30pm
85-91 Meldon Rd Heysham
Target species Large Heath, Large Skipper, early summer butterflies, dragonflies, day-flying moths and wildflowers
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The Butterflies of the Great Orme, Llandudno
Sunday 16th June 2024, 11:30am-4:00pm
Target species: The unique Great Orme Grayling and Silver-studded Blue
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The Butterflies of Foulshaw, Latterbarrow and White Scar
Wednesday 26th June 2024, 10:30am-3:00pm
CWT Foulshaw Moss
Target species: Large Heath, Large Skipper, Northern Brown Argus and other early summer species
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Cumbria Field Trip The Butterflies of Holme Stinted Pasture and Holme Park Fell
Saturday 29th June 2024, 10:30am-2:00pm
Holme Stinted Pasture Burton-in-Kendal
Target Species Dark Green and High Brown Fritillaries and other more common species
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Cumbria Field Trip The Butterflies of Hampsfield Allotment
Friday 5th July 2024, 10:00am-3:00pm
Hampsfield Allotment Lindale
Target species: High Brown and Dark Green Fritillaries
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Moth at Dubwath, Bassenthwaite
Friday 5th to Saturday 6th July 2024, 9:00pm-8:30am
Dubwath Bassenthwaite
Friday 5 July and traps opened Saturday 6 July
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Cumbria Branch AGM and Members' Day Witherslack Village Hall and White Scar
Saturday 6th July 2024, 9:15am-4:30pm
Witherslack Village Hall
AGM, talks, examing moth traps and a field trip to White Scar after lunch
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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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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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Opening of Moth Traps at CWT Plumgarths
Saturday 27th July 2024, 8:30am-11:00am
CWT Plumgarths
Traps opening Saturday 27 July from 08:30. An opportunity to add to the 180 species previously recorded at this site.
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Identification and Recording Day at Levens Village Hall (No charge)
Sunday 28th July 2024, 10:00am-4:00pm
Levens Village Hall
Morning spent on how to identify butterflies and day-flying moths and followed by putting learning into practice in the afternoon at nearby White Scar
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The Butterflies of Smardale Gill Nature Reserve, Kirkby Stephen
Tuesday 6th August 2024, 10:00am-2:30pm
Off Great Asby road in Newbiggin-on-Lune
Target species Scotch Argus, late Dark Green Fritillary and other common summer species
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Coldwell Landscape Trust Reserve Purple, and Brown, Hairstreaks
Thursday 15th August 2024, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Gait Barrows
Target species: Purple, and Brown, Hairstreaks
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Lancaster University and Butterfly Conservation Day Conference (no charge)
Saturday 26th October 2024, 10:00am-3:30pm
Lancaster University
Reviews and accounts of current student research