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Northern Brown Argus recording workshop near Pitlochry
Saturday 29th June
Near Pitlochry
Join us for a morning event to learn how to identify and record the rare Northern Brown Argus butterfly.
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Pamber Forest and Silchester Common, led by Peter Philp
Saturday 29th June 2024 at 10:30 am
Pamber Forest & Silchester Common, Hants
We will explore the heathland and woodland for butterflies including Silver-studded Blue and White Admiral.
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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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Surrey field trip: Bookham Common 1
Saturday 29th June 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Bookham KT23 3JG
Target: Purple Emperor
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Surrey Open Garden: Seven Gables
Sunday 30th June 2024, 10:00am-4:00pm
Leatherhead KT22 8LF
Butterflies & flowers
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Wiltshire: New Members’ Day West Yatton Down (Chippenham)
Sunday 30th June 2024, 10:00am-1:00pm
Manor Farmhouse, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DH
All new members in Wiltshire are invited to a Welcome Event at Manor Farm followed by a guided walk around the reserve managed by past-Chairman Maurice Avent.
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A walk round St Abba Head NNR to see Northern Brown Argus.
Sunday, 30 June, 2024.
St Abbs Head NNR
A walk round St Abbs Head NNR to see Northern Brown Argus.
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Rough Bank Reserve
Sunday 30th June 2024, 11:00am-2:30pm
The Gloucestershire Naturalists' Society are holding a guided walk on our Rough Bank Reserve which will be led by Graeme Davis and concentrate on butterflies and orchids to be found there.
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An Upper Thames Branch Guided Walk at Hackpen Hill, led by Gillian Taylor
Sunday 30th June 2024 at 11:00 am
Hackpen Hill, Sparsholt Firs, Oxon
A walk in search of butterflies of unimproved chalk downland, including Dark Green Fritillary.
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Surrey field trip: Knepp Wildland
Monday 1st July 2024, 10:30am-4:00pm
Dial Post RH13 8NQ
Target: Purple Emperor
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Surrey field trip: Sheepleas 2
Tuesday 2nd July 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
West Horsley KT24 6AN
Target: Purple Emperor
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Surrey field trip: Ashtead Common
Wednesday 3rd July 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Ashtead KT21 2DU
Target: Purple Emperor
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An Upper Thames Branch evening Guided Walk at East Hagbourne, led by Peter Philp
Wednesday 3rd July 2024 at 6:30 pm
Sustrans Track, East Hagbourne, Oxon
An evening walk to see what butterflies do outside ‘normal transect’ hours, including Marbled White.
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Surrey field trip: Broadstreet Common
Thursday 4th July 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
Park Barn GU2 8LW
Target: wood/grassland species
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Devon: Field Trip - Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve
Thursday 4th July 2024, 1:00pm
Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve
Guided walk at Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve
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Dorset: SUMMER BUTTERFLIES and FLOWERS - KINGCOMBE MEADOWS
Thursday 4th July 2024, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve
Butterflies in flower-rich meadows
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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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Northern Brown Argus recording workshop near Pitlochry
Friday 5th July
Tummel Shingle Islands (near Pitlochry)
Join us at the Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve at Tummel Shingle Islands to find out how to identify and record one of our more scarce butterflies, the Northern Brown Argus.
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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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Staffordshire: Moth Morning, Kinver Rock Houses
Saturday 6th July, 9:00am
Join a moth morning with the Kinver Moth Group and the National Trust at Kinver Rock Houses
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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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Lincolnshire: Field Trip to Grimsthorpe Park Estate
Saturday 6th July 2024, 10:00am-4:00pm
Grid Reference: TF046205
Saturday 6th July 2024
GRIMSTHORPE PARK ESTATE
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Devon: Field Trip - Billacombe Fields, Plymouth
Saturday 6th July 2024, 10:30am
Billacombe Fields, Plymouth
Guided walk at Billacombe Fields, Plymouth
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An Upper Thames Branch identification session at Bradenham, led by Nick Bowles
Saturday 6th July 2024 at 10:30 am
Bradenham
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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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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Wiltshire: Field trip to Black Dog Woods (near Frome/Westbury) - Cloned
Saturday 6th July 2024, 10:30am-1:30pm
Black Dog Woods Parking
A trip to this large wood to search for summer species
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Norfolk: Chet Valley Summer Fete
Saturday 6th July 2024, 12:00pm-5:00pm
Loddon and Chedgrave Playing Field
We will have a stand in the wildlife area ...
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Dorset: GUIDED WALK - PIDDLES WOOD
Saturday 6th July 2024, 1:00pm-3:30pm
near Sturminster Newton
Guided walk in mature ancient woodland
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Surrey field trip: Walton Downs
Saturday 6th July 2024, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Epsom KT18 5PP
Target: Chalkhill Blue
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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