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Event

Butterfly transect survey

This link will open on the Northumberland Wildlife Trust website.

Join us for a guided walk through the beautiful wildflower meadow and learn how to conduct a butterfly transect survey.

Volunteer Opportunity

Butterfly Survey Volunteer

This link will open on the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust website.

Volunteers needed to conduct butterfly transects at Queenswood and Oak Tree Farm.

Volunteer Opportunity

Brown Hairstreak Butterfly Monitoring Volunteer

This link will open on the Devon Wildlife Trust website.

This is a great opportunity to hone your surveying skills whilst helping us monitor how this species fares throughout ash dieback.

Species

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…

Species

Brown hairstreak

The brown hairstreak is an elusive butterfly that spends much of its time in the treetops feeding on aphid honeydew.

Event

Abberton Moths & Butterfly Course

This link will open on the Essex Wildlife Trust website.

This course is aimed at beginners. Designed to give you a start in identifying and finding moths and butterflies.

Volunteer Opportunity

Bird / Butterfly Survey Volunteer

This link will open on the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust website.

We're looking for volunteer bird and butterfly surveyors in the Wolston/Ryton area. We also need a bird surveyor in the Snitterfield area.

Species

Purple hairstreak

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.

Species

Green hairstreak

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.

Species

White-letter hairstreak

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.

Volunteer Opportunity

Butterfly Surveyor Volunteer

This link will open on the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust website.

Do you love walking in the countryside on a sunny day? Can you identify the most common butterfly species that we have here in Yorkshire? If so, the role of butterfly surveyor could be perfect for…