Welcome
The West Midlands Branch covers Birmingham, the Black Country and the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire. If you live in the region and are a member of Butterfly Conservation you automatically become a member of the West Midlands branch.
Species to look out for
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Newsletters
Keep up to date on all of our latest news.
Recording
Find out how you can get involved in recording near you.
Download the Comma
The Comma is the West Midland Branch News Letter it is published 3 time a year and is sent by post to members.
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News
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Get creative for nature for a chance to win!
Do you love nature and want to make sure it’s protected? Enter our competition to design a banner for the Restore Nature Now demonstration in London.
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Ready, Steady, Quiz!!
Our brand new Butterfly Conservation quiz launches today, test your knowledge on a wide variety of butterfly and moth related questions!
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Treasure hunters wanted to help find one of the rarest jewels in Northern Ireland wildlife
Nature lovers asked to get photos of beautiful ‘colour-changing’ moth.
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Gardeners back less frequent lawn mowing, poll finds, as ‘No Mow May’ begins
Almost half of gardeners do not plan to mow their lawn more than once in May, a survey suggests, as Plantlife’s annual campaign to boost nature in gardens kicks off.
Events
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Shropshire: Moth Morning, Comer Wood Bridgnorth
Saturday 8th June, 9:30pm.
Join a moth morning in partnership with the National Trust at Comer Wood.
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Staffordshire: Moth Morning, Moseley Old Hall
Sunday 9th June 2024, 9:00am
Join a moth morning in partnership with the National Trust at Moseley Old Hall
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Staffordshire: Welsh Clearwing Day, Cannock Chase
Friday 14th June, 10:30am
An opportunity to learn, and hopefully see, one of Britain's rarest moths.
Volunteer with us
Butterfly Conservation relies on the support of thousands of volunteers, and we are always looking for more help inside the office and out in the field. Whether you want to volunteer at a local branch, get outside and help manage our nature reserves, or help with one of our events, we have something for everyone to get involved in! Your time can make a real difference.
Branch information
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Contact branch
- Chairman
Mike Southall - Vice Chairman
Mel Mason - Treasurer
Peter Seal - Branch Secretary
Martin Harrison