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The Butterfly Conservation Gloucestershire Branch events are now listed on the Butterfly Conservation national website. To see them click https://butterfly-conservation.org/244/events.html and select the Gloucestershire branch.
The national website is going through a major update so the above instructions will probably change during May 2018.
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New Members’ Butterfly ID Training Day
Every summer we run an identification day which starts at The Royal William hotel in Cranham and is especially for new members. This event is always popular and is a chance to improve your skills and meet fellow butterfly enthusiasts.
Find out more »Poor’s Allotment
Poors Allotment is a fantastic example of acid grassland and heathland and we expect to see a good range of widespread and common butterflies andother wildlife.
some interesting wild flowers.
Find out more »Prinknash Butterfly Nectar Garden Weeding Session
Preparation for our next next open day. Helpers always welcome but if you are not a 'regular' then phone in advance in case of a late change of time or day.
Find out more »Prinknash Butterfly Nectar Garden Open Day
The Butterfly Nectar Garden at Prinknash is part of the walled garden owned by the monks at Prinknash Abbey, near Cranham, Gloucester GL4 8EX. Members of the Branch will be on hand to answer questions about butterflies and plants and Butterfly Conservation in general. No charge for the garden entry. There is a large car park and a café.
Find out more »Mothing by Moonlight
Starting with a talk about all things moths (what they are, their diversity, moth feats and their conservation), we will then venture out to see the moths that have been attracted by traps set in the Grounds. This is a hands-on up-close experience to show you the number and diversity of moths that go unnoticed by most of us every night.
Find out more »Groveridge Hill
Please note that this event is on 28th August - it is shown incorrectly in some other places. This is a second chance to see the beautiful Adonis Blue in case you missed the Selsley Common walk in June. We will follow one of the new walks in the updated Butterfly walks in Gloucestershire booklet. Meet in Brimpsfield village hall car park. GL4 8LD, SO938128. If taking the minor road from Birdlip to reach Brimpsfield the village hall is on…
Find out more »Prinknash Butterfly Nectar Garden Weeding Session
Preparation for our next next open day. Helpers always welcome but if you are not a 'regular' then phone in advance in case of a late change of time or day.
Find out more »Prinknash Butterfly Nectar Garden Open Day
The Butterfly Nectar Garden at Prinknash is part of the walled garden owned by the monks at Prinknash Abbey, near Cranham, Gloucester GL4 8EX. Members of the Branch will be on hand to answer questions about butterflies and plants and Butterfly Conservation in general. No charge for the garden entry. There is a large car park and a café.
Find out more »Huddinknoll Hill
Scrub clearance to enhance Duke of Burgundy habitat. Parking is limited along the roadside on the eastern side of the common, meet at SO846105. (The OS map below marks one of the parking places.) Please share transport if possible to reduce the number of vehicles. Contact Chris Wiltshire on 01453-545509 to confirm the event and to arrange car sharing.
Find out more »Branch AGM
Please note the AGM is in October this year instead of November because of clashes with other events. Dave Simcox, Habitat Designs Ltd, and Sarah Meredith from Butterfly Conservation will be talking about their work on the Duke of Burgundy, Painswick Valley Project, and the Large Blue in the Cotswolds. In particular, they will explain how well the Large Blue has done on Daneway Banks in the last couple of years and how the numbers of butterflies have been calculated. …
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