Jenny Joy talks about partnership work with the Forestry Commission at the Warwickshire Branch AGM in 2017. © 2024 Steven Cheshire.
Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire Events
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If you are planning on attending one of our guided walks or moth nights, we recommend that you contact the event leader
so they are aware of your intention to attend and keep you informed of any changes.
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Displaying events 1 to 12 of 12
UV search for Hairstreak pupae
Ryton Wood Meadows Butterfly Reserve
OS Grid Ref: SP376727
What3Words: rooster.political.searcher
4th May, 2024, 19:30 to 21:30 Guided Butterfly Walk
Mike Slater
mikeslater1956@outlook.com
Reserve entrance on A445 Leamington Road, SE of Ryton Police Training Centre. SP377730. Parking on the reserve at end of drive. Under even ground - wear suitable footwear
£FREE
Description
Join us for something a bit different. We are searching for butterflies.....but at night! Using UV torches plus some other gadgets we will be introducing you to the strange world of biofluorescence. When the walk has finished there is a beginners moth night next door at Ryton pools country park.
Target Species / Activities
Hairstreak pupae
Beginners Moth Night at Ryton Pools CP
Ryton Pools Country Park
OS Grid Ref: SP368725
What3Words: slam.mugs.stole
4th May, 2024, 20:00 to 23:30 Moth Night
Ben Coleman
bencoleman@warwickshire.gov.uk 02476 305592
Meet at Ryton Pools Country Park visitor centre
£FREE
Description
Join our friendly guides as they show you the wonders of moth trapping. See what moths live at this very diverse country park and have the opportunity to ask the experts about anything to do with recording and identifying moths
Target Species / Activities
A variety of moths
Moth Group Field Meeting
Piles Coppice nature reserve
OS Grid Ref: SP386773
What3Words: pokers.smashes.effort
2nd June, 2024, 20:00 to Late Moth Night
David C.G Brown
01789 840295
Meet by the petrol station on A46 (south bound side of Coventry Eastern Bypass), Binley
£Free
Description
Join the moth group as they discover what lives at this site.
Target Species / Activities
Pauper pug
Butterfly walk
Fineshade wood, Northamptonshire
OS Grid Ref: SP980983
What3Words: gliding.geese.breifing
5th June, 2024, 11:00 to 14:00 Guided Butterfly Walk
Chequered skipper project staff
fineshade.rec@forestryengland.uk 03000674340
Fineshades wood, Top lodge, Fineshade, Near Corby, NN17 3BB Located just off the A43, half way between Stamford and Corby. Meet at the visitor centre car park. Parking charge is £7 all day.
£FREE
Description
This is not a Warwickshire branch led walk but in collaboration with the Chequered skipper project team. Join this walk in the hope to see the newly reintroduced population of Chequered skipper into the woodland. Guided walks limited to 20 people. Keep on the marked trails.
Target Species / Activities
Chequered skipper
Egg search masterclass and butterfly walk
Ryton Pools Country Park
OS Grid Ref: SP368725
What3Words: slam.mugs.stole
8th June, 2024, 13:00 to 15:00 Egg Search
Ben Coleman
bencoleman@warwickshire.gov.uk 02476305592
Ryton pools country park, Leamington road, Bubbenhall, CV8 3BG. Meet at the visitor centre. Parking free for this event.
£FREE
Description
Join our expert guides as they search for butterfly eggs. Searching for the eggs of dingy skipper, common blue and grizzled skipper helps the team understand how the butterflies are using created habitat. It's a great skill to learn and practise in your own wild space.
Target Species / Activities
Eggs of dingy skipper, common blue
Moth group field meeting
Clowes wood nature reserve
OS Grid Ref: SP102743
What3Words: loft.tribes.armed
15th June, 2024, 20:30 to 23:00 Moth Night
David C G Brown
01789840295
3 miles SSW of Shirley. Meet in the car park
£FREE
Description
Join our moth group experts as they see what this site has to offer.
Target Species / Activities
Beautiful snout Map winged swift
Reserve Open Day
Ryton Wood Meadows Butterfly Reserve
OS Grid Ref: SP378728
What3Words: charging.segmented.glitter
13th July, 2024, 11:00 to 15:00 Guided Butterfly Walk
Mike Slater
mikeslater1956@outlook.com
Entrance on A445 Leamington Road, SE of the Police Training College. Enter through the open gate, drive up the drive and park in the car park near the gazebo at the end of the track.
Grid reference: SP376727
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£FREE
Description
Skipper ID masterclass walks at 11am and 2pm . Join our experts who will show you how to tell this tricky group of butterflies apart.
Find out more about Ryton Wood Meadows Butterfly Reserve.
Our Reserve Open Day is a great opportunity to discover more about butterflies, moths and their habitats and to meet like-minded people with a passion for wildlife and the environment. Everyone is welcome from non-members to new members, experts and novices, anyone interested in nature is welcome to join us.
Light refreshments will be available but we recommend that you bring a packed lunch and drinks if you wish.
Target Species / Activities
Summer butterflies
Moth group field meeting at Cross Hands Quarry
Cross Hands Quarry
OS Grid Ref: SP268289
What3Words: cabbages.chapters.kickers
13th July, 2024, 20:00 to 00:00 Moth Night
David C G Brown
01789840295
Enter the quarry through the main entrance on A44
£FREE
Description
Join the group as they search for mid-summer moths at this interesting quarry site
Target Species / Activities
Tawny shears and Northern rustic
Moth group field meeting at Welches Meadow NR
Welches meadow NR
OS Grid Ref: SP325657
What3Words: hiding.mostly.amber
27th July, 2024, 20:30 to 00:00 Moth Night
David C G Brown
01789 840295
Close to the centre of Leamington spa, just off the B4099. Entrance by Willes Bridge. Roadside parking in Willes road and Mill road.
£FREE
Description
Join the Warwickshire moth group as they look for the specialist moths which live in this very interesting urban nature reserve
Target Species / Activities
Balsam carpet
Late summer butterfly walk at Cross Hands Quarry
Near Little Compton, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0SP
OS Grid Ref: SP268289
What3Words: cabbages.chapters.kickers
31st July, 2024, 11:00 to 14:00 Guided Butterfly Walk
Mike Slater
mikeslater1956@outlook.com 01788335881
Situated off the A44, 3 miles south of Moreton-in-Marsh. Enter the quarry through the caravan site entrance on the left when travelling from Moreton towards Chipping Norton (before Greedy Goose pub)
£Free
Description
Join branch chairman, Mike Slater, as we search for grassland butterflies and moths at this interesting quarry site
Target Species / Activities
Small blue, Clouded yellow, White-letter hairstreak
Moth Group Field Meeting at Ashlawn Cutting
Ashlawn Cutting, Rugby
OS Grid Ref: SP513744
What3Words: fails.sands.scary
10th August, 2024, 20:00 to 00:00 Moth Night
David C.G Brown
07977379330
Park in Benn street, off Cromwell road and walk down to the disused railway cutting
£Free
Description
Join the Warwickshire moth group as they search for a variety of species at this interesting site.
Target Species / Activities
Dark Crimson Underwing
Butterfly and Bird Walk at RSPB Otmoor
RSPB Otmoor, Beckley, Ox3 9TD
OS Grid Ref: SP569126
What3Words: bonfires.solicitor.cave
10th August, 2024, 1100 to 1500 Guided Butterfly Walk
Fergus Mosey (RSPB Warden)
admin.otmoor@rspb.org.uk 01865351163
Meet in the RSPB car park
£FREE
Description
Join us for an out of county trip to RSPB Otmoor to see what butterflies, moths and birds we can find at this biodiverse nature reserve
Target Species / Activities
Brown hairstreak