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Green-viened White by Steve ChiltonVisit the website of Herts and Middlesex Branch of Butterfly Conservation for all the latest news of Butterflies in Hertfordshire.

See the latest butterfly sightings in Hertfordshire and submit your sightings and records here


Look out for Orange-tips one of the most distinctive spring butterflies often seen flitting alond hedgerows laying eggs on their larval food plant Jack-by-the-Hedge, also known as Garlic Mustard.












Butterfly Conservation Hertfordshire Target species
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus Malvae

  In 2007 the Grizzled Skipper bacame a UK Priority Species. It is also a Hertfordshire BAP Plan Species. The Grizzled Skipper had been identified in the Thames Regional Action Plan as having Medium Priority status but new knowledge of its distribution and rates of decline thanks to the Millennium Atlas demonstrated why species should be given such urgent higher priority.
Take part in the survey - see here for details 
Photos by Steve Chilton


Next Butterfly focus events


Sunday 2 May:
Baas Hill & Toppes Field, for butterflies and bird song

Meet: Baas Hill Common, car park [TL358067], 1.00 p.m. Leader: Andrew Middleton (acmiddleton@blueyonder.co.uk; Tel.: 020 8245 0847). Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent, teacher or other appointed adult. Organiser: Butterfly Conservation (Herts & Middx Branch)

 
Wednesday 5 May:
Prince Of Wales & Rammey Marsh, Enfield Lock, for birdsong and spring butterflies

Meet: Prince of Wales field [TQ370983], 10.00 a.m. Leader: Andrew Middleton (Tel.: 020 8245 0847). Two hour walk. With Enfield Parks Outreach Team. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent, teacher or other appointed adult. Organiser: Butterfly Conservation (Herts & Middx Branch)

 
Saturday 8 May:
Millhoppers Pasture Reserve, spring butterfly walk.

Meet: Wilstone village hall [SP903142], 11.00 a.m. Leader: Jez Perkins (please ring to let know you are coming: 07967 832627). Two hour walk across fields to the Reserve. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent, teacher or other appointed adult. Organiser: Butterfly Conservation (Herts & Middx Branch)

 
Saturday 8 May:
Waterford Heath LNR, for Grizzled Skipper and wildlife of Waterford Heath

Meet at Vicarage Lane car park [TL317150], 10.00 a.m. Morning walk. Leader: Andrew Middleton (Tel.: 020 8245 0847). Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent, teacher or other appointed adult. Organiser: Butterfly Conservation (Herts & Middx Branch)

 
Sunday 9 May:
Aldbury Nowers, for spring butterflies

Meet: layby on Northfield Road [SP949128], 2.00 p.m. Limited car parking (alternative: Tring Station – SP952123). Leader: David Chandler (Tel.: 01923 253793). Involves steep slopes. Grizzled and Dingy Skippers and Green Hairstreak. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent, teacher or other appointed adult. Organiser: Butterfly Conservation (Herts & Middx Branch)

 

 

 

  
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