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HIGHLAND: DARK BORDERED BEAUTY MOTH MONITORING
Saturday 27th July 2024, 10:00am-1:00pm
RSPB Insh Marshes near Kingussie
Moth trapping to monitor the rare Dark Bordered Beauty moth.
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Woodland Walk for Silver-washed Fritillaries and White Admiral
Saturday 27th July 2024, 10:30am-12:30pm
Woodland Walk for Silver-washed Fritillaries and White Admiral
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Shotover Country Park, led by Ivan Wright
Saturday 27th July 2024 at 10:30 am
Shotover Country Park, Oxon
We will be looking for woodland butterflies including, hopefully, White Admiral and Silver-washed Fritillary.
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Crickley Hill.
Sunday 28th July 2024, 10:00am-4:00pm
Family Fun Day and Big Butterfly Count.
Why not come dressed as a butterfly or moth, bring a picnic and enjoy the views?
There will be guided butterfly safaris (11.30am and 2.30pm), a self-guided butterfly trail, bug hunts, craft activities as well as colourful moths to discover.
Explore the wildflowers, birds and bugs that make Crickley Hill special.
Held in partnership with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and the National Trust. Park at SO929163, nearest postcode GL4 8JY. W3W downturn.cowboy.listening.
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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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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at BBOWT Foxholes, led by Peter Philp
Sunday 28th July 2024 at 10:30 am
BBOWT Foxholes, Burford, Oxon
We will be looking for woodland butterflies including, hopefully, White Admiral.
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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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Field Trip: Claybury Park - August 1st 2024
Thursday 1st August 2024, 9:00am-11:30am
Claybury Park, Woodford Bridge, Essex.
Join us to see the Brown Hairstreak, the branch's newest resident species.
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK - MILLDOWN, BLANDFORD
Thursday 1st August 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm
Milldown, Blandford
Easy walking and family friendly
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Dorset: MOTH TRAPPING AND GUIDED BUTTERFLY WALK - RYEWATER NURSERY
Friday 2nd to Saturday 3rd August 2024, 7:00pm-1:00pm
Bishops Down near Sherborne
A return visit to Ryewater Nursery - join us for a weekend of mothing and a butterfly walk.
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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 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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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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Norfolk : Butterflies in the Park
Sunday 4th August 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Eaton Park, Norwich
Come and see us at our stand near the children’s play area ....
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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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Dorset: BUTTERFLY IDENTIFICATION WALK - WEYMOUTH
Sunday 4th August 2024, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Rodwell Trail, Weymouth
Join us on this guided butterfly walk along the old railway line between Weymouth and Portland.
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Wiltshire: Field trip to Roundway Down (near Devizes)
Sunday 4th August 2024, 2:00pm-4:30pm
Roundway Down Parking
A visit to a downland site with stunning views
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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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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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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 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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Coombe Hill, Wotton-under-Edge
Saturday 10th August 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm
Walk to see Chalk Hill Blues etc. Meet at ST758943 on the Old London Rd at a stile to a footpath going south to Coombe Hill. What3words swims.vibrate.tame.
There are several small parking places nearby on the Old London Rd. Please note that the site has very steep slopes and very uneven ground, so walking boots are essential.
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK - BOWERS and TRADE QUARRIES, PORTLAND
Saturday 10th August 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm
Portland Quarries
A visit to 2 of Portland's quarries
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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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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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Wiltshire: Field trip to Warren Hill & Shipton Bellinger (Tidworth)
Sunday 11th August 2024, 11:00am-2:30pm
Benin Road, Perham Down, SP11 9FQ
An opportunity to visit a colony of Silver-spotted Skipper.
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK, IFORD MEADOWS, CHRISTCHURCH
Sunday 11th August 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm
Iford Meadows
Join us for a walk on this urban reserve. Easy walking and family friendly
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