Black hairstreak
The black hairstreak is a rare butterfly that is restricted to woodlands and hedgerows containing blackthorn - the foodplant of the caterpillar. It is both elusive and hard to tell apart from…
The black hairstreak is a rare butterfly that is restricted to woodlands and hedgerows containing blackthorn - the foodplant of the caterpillar. It is both elusive and hard to tell apart from…
Join Norwich Local Group in search of a rare and special butterfly, the purple emperor
The brown hairstreak is an elusive butterfly that spends much of its time in the treetops feeding on aphid honeydew.
The Purple hairstreak is an elusive butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. It is entirely reliant on oak trees and can be spotted chasing around the treetops in woodlands and parks.
The green hairstreak is the UK's only green butterfly. Look out for the vibrant, metallic sheen of the undersides of its wings on grassland and moorland, and along woodland rides.
Join us for an early summer guided butterfly walk around Lorton Meadows nature reserve.
This is a great opportunity to hone your surveying skills whilst helping us monitor how this species fares throughout ash dieback.
The white-letter hairstreak gets its name from the white lines that form a 'W' shape on its underside. It is an elusive butterfly, spending much of its time in the treetops.
Join us for a guided butterfly walk at Tout Quarry Sculpture Park.
As part of the Big Butterfly Count join us on a guided walk around the wildflower meadows and help record the butterfly species we see along the way.
A guided walk at Horsey Gap in search of butterflies
Come and join our volunteer Becky on a guided walk around NWT Foxley Wood, trying to catch a glimpse of the beautiful purple emperor and discovering other butterflies along the way.