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Surrey field trip: River Mole & Box Hill
Tuesday 30th July 2024, 10:30am-1:00pm
Hillier Garden Centre, Reigate Road, Dorking RH4 1NP
Target: Silver-spotted Skipper, Adonis Blue & summer butterflies
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HIGHLAND: MOTH TRAPPING with ABRIACHAN FOREST TRUST
Saturday 3rd August 2024, 9:30am-1:00pm
Abriachan Forest Trust
Looking through some moth traps set the night before to see what we can find!
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An Upper Thames Branch identification session at Grangelands, Bucks, led by Nick Bowles
Saturday 3rd August 2024 at 10:30 am
Grangelands, 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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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Wytham Wood, led by Peter Philp
Saturday 3rd August 2024 at 10:30 am
Wytham Woods, Oxon
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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Surrey field trip: Box Hill 2
Sunday 4th August 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Dorking KT20 7LB
Target: Adonis Blue
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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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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Finemere Wood, led by Peter Philp
Tuesday 6th August 2024 at 10:30 am
Finemere Wood, Bucks
We will explore this magnificent woodland for Purple Emperor and other woodland butterflies.
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Surrey field trip: Denbies Hillside 3
Tuesday 6th August 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Dorking RH5 6SR
Target: Adonis Blue
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Surrey field trip: Bookham Common 2
Wednesday 7th August 2024, 10:30am-1:00pm
Bookham KT23 3JG
Target: Brown Hairstreak
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Surrey field trip: Wildwood Golf Course 2
Thursday 8th August 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Cranleigh GU6 8JR
Target: Brown Hairstreak & Odonata
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Greenham Common, Led by Paul Bowyer.
Thursday 8th August 2024 at 11:00 pm
Greenham Common BBOWT, Berks
We will explore this extensive site for some of the specialities of the scarce and fragile heathland.
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Lardon Chase, led by Margery Slatter and Maureen Cross
Saturday 10th August 2024 at 10:30 am
Saturday 10th August 2024 at 10:30 am
We will explore the steep downland for Adonis Blue and other summer grassland butterflies.
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Aston Rowant, led by Peter Philp
Sunday 11th August 2024 at 10:30 am
Aston Rowant NNR, Oxon
A field meeting to help embed the summer butterfly and day-flying moth ID skills presented in the 4th July Zoom meeting. We also hope to see Silver-spotted Skipper.
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Lincolnshire: Open Day at Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR
Sunday 11th August 2024, 10:30am-4:00pm
Grid Reference: TF467917
Sunday 11th August 2024
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION OPEN DAY AT SALTFLEETBY-THEDDLETHORPE DUNES NNR
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Surrey field trip: Bookham Common 3
Tuesday 13th August 2024, 2:00pm-4:30pm
Bookham KT23 3JG
Target: Brown Hairstreak
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK - FONTMELL DOWN, near SHAFTESBURY
Thursday 15th August 2024, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Fontmell Down, Near Shaftesbury, Dorset
A visit to Dorset's only Silver-spotted Skipper site
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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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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Rushbeds Wood, led by Peter Philp
Saturday 17th August 2024 at 10:30 am
Rushbeds Wood, Bucks
We will wander along to the meadows in search of Brown Hairstreak as well as woodland species.
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Surrey field trip: Merrow & Pewley Downs 2
Sunday 18th August 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Merrow GU1 2QP
Target: Brown Hairstreak
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Watlington Hill, led by Peter Philp
Tuesday 20th August 2024 at 10:30 am
Watlington Hill, Oxon
A stroll across this steep downland in search of Chalk Hill Blue and Silver-spotted Skipper.
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Surrey field trip: Tolworth Court Farm Fields
Tuesday 20th August 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Tolworth Court KT4 7QD
Target: Brown Hairstreak
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK -OSMINGTON
Wednesday 21st August 2024, 11:00am-3:30pm
Osmington, east Of Weymouth
Enjoy a leisurely coastal downland and country lane walk. We shall be looking for at least 15 species of butterfly, including Adonis Blue and Wall
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at RSPB Otmoor, led by Peter Philp
Tuesday 27th August 2024 at 10:30 am
RSPB Otmoor, Beckley, Oxon
We will focus on the ‘Roman Road’ seeking decent views of Brown Hairstreak, as well as other species.
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Surrey field trip: Cranleigh
Thursday 29th August 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Cranleigh GU6 8LT
Target: Brown Hairstreak
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Suffolk Butterfly Conservation A.G.M & Members Afternoon 2024
Saturday 19th October 2024, 2:15pm-5:15pm
Suffolk Butterfly Conservation A.G.M & Members Afternoon 2024
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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
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EBG AGM and Members' Day
Saturday 26th October 2024, 2:00pm-5:00pm
The European Butterflies Group AGM and Members day will be held at the Ibis, Birmingham.
Details to follow.