Events

Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire

A walk to see and identify high-summer butterflies, maybe even White-letter Hairstreak.

Cerne Abbas

Guided Walk over Cerne Downs

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Aston Rowant NNR

Target Species: Silver-spotted Skipper, Adonis Blue and Chalk Hill Blue

Benin Road, Perham Down, SP11 9FQ

An opportunity to visit a colony of Silver-spotted Skipper.

Dorking KT20 7LB

Target: Adonis Blue

Monday 7th August 2023 for Leisurely walk, with a general introduction to the late summer butterflies and plants of the area.
Meeting point Brownstones car park, off Hartley Lane (Grid Ref SO951179)
W3W entrance from lane -slung.packet.unimpeded parking hillsides.tasters.bagpipes
Please book in advance as numbers may need to be limited
Contact: Serena Meredith treasurer@gloucestershire-butterflies.org.uk or 01242 524138

Off Great Asby road in Newbiggin-on-Lune

Target species Scotch Argus, late Dark Green Fritillary and other common summer species

Join us on a task to control Ragwort at Holtspur Bottom, Bucks

Dorking RH5 6SR

Target: Adonis Blue

Claybury Park, Woodford Bridge, Essex.

Join us to see if the Brown Hairstreak has become reestablished in Essex.

This event is limited to 10 participants. Please contact the organiser if you wish to take part.

Cranleigh GU6 8JR

Target: Brown Hairstreak & Odonata

Bookham KT23 3JG

Target: Brown Hairstreak

PORTLAND QUARRIES

Help with the management of Portland habitats

River spey near Cromdale

A WALK TO SEE WHAT BUTTERFLIES WE CAN FIND BY THE SPEY NEAR CROMDALE

Meet at Causeway Coast Way car park. 60 Causeway Road, Bushmills (400 metres past main visitor centre).

Colstrop Farm, Hambleden, near Henley-on-Thames

A 5 kilometre walk across this Chiltern farm during which Charles and Nick will explain the management work that is improving the area for butterflies.

Lardon Chase NT

We will explore the steep grassland slopes, on this fabulous site, for its summer butterflies and other wildlife.

Manor Farmhouse, Biddestone (Chippenham)

Join us for summer moths caught overnight at West Yatton Down

Portmoak Moss, Scotlandwell

The Bog Squad will be visiting to Portmoak Moss at Scotlandwell, near Loch Leven to remove invasive scrub. Removal of these small trees is vital to protect the habitat from drying out and threatening the specialist species that live on the moss.

Meet at Ruislip Gardens Tube Station

Guided butterfly walk for summer butterflies and the hope of seeing the elusive Brown Hairstreak butterfly - join Nick Furtek at Stafford Road Open Space

Booking is required

Aston Rowant NNR

We will explore the fabulous array of grassland flowers and butterflies on this 'flagship' NNR.

Robinswood Hill Hillfest in conjunction with GWT. (Details to be confirmed). Check branch website. 

SO837158, GL4 6SX, W3W stump.hooks.bills
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Join us on a task to control Ragwort at Holtspur Bottom, Bucks

Bookham KT23 3JG

Target: Brown Hairstreak

Newdigate RH5 5DN

Target: Brown Hairstreak

Fontmell Down, Near Shaftesbury, Dorset

A visit to Dorset's only Silver-spotted Skipper site

Meet at the layby at Mill Quarter Bay.

Rushbeds Wood BBOWT Nature Reserve

We will walk along the road, then track to the meadows, where we will search for one of our easily overlooked and scarce butterflies.

Main Therfield Heath car park off Baldock Road, in Royston

https://what3words.com/slick.blackbird.clipboardGuided butterfly walk for Adonis Blue and late summer butterflies. An opportunity to be shown around this important chalk grassland site with local expert Nick Keep. Therfield Heath supports a recently established colony of Adonis Blue

Booking is required

Grangelands and The Rifle Range BBOWT Nature Reserve

A 3km walk across the Chiltern scarp to the reserve, seeking some of the special summer grassland butterflies.