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Branch Events 2006
| Sunday 15th
January |
| | Branch
AGM |
| | 13:30 at Hopkirk
Building, Glasgow Botanic gardens, follwed by a talk and/or general
discussion. |
| | Non-members welcome,
telephone Anne or David Welham, 01560 484760 for further
details. |
| Thursday 2nd
February |
| | Illustrated
talk on the Butterflies of Dunbartonshire |
| | Venue: Dumbarton
Academy, Crosslet Road, Dumbarton |
| | 19:30 |
| Saturday 22nd April,
20:00 |
| | Newshot Island
- Moth Trapping |
| | NS480703 |
| | Contact Neil
Gregory |
| Saturday 20th
May |
| | Oban, New
Branch in Argyll? |
| | A meeting is being
held to judge the interest and discuss the possibility of forming a
local Argyll Butterfly Conservation Scotland branch. The day will
also include an afternoon field trip to look for Chequered Skipper
and Pearl-bordered Fritillary and short talks on Argyll's special
butterflies and moths |
| | Contact: Tom
Prescott |
| Sunday 21st May |
| | Torrs Warren,
Dumfries & Galloway. Target - Dingy Skipper |
| | Contact: Jim McCleary
for details, 01671 402412 |
| 27th May -
21:00 |
| | Cornalees
Bridge, Inverclyde - NS247722 |
| | Meet at visitors
Centre for moth recording |
| | Contact Neil Gregory
for further details |
| 10th June -
21:30 |
| | Moth Trapping -
Rouken Glen Park, Glasgow - NS547585 |
| | Meet at Garden Centre
car park for moth recording |
| | Contact Neil
Gregory |
| 17th June |
| | Isle of Mull,
Butterfly Conservation Scotland |
| | Introduction to
Butterflies Workshops 2006 |
| | The following workshop
is being hosted as part of the "Butterflies and Burnet Moths; A
Recovery Programme for the Argyll Islands" project, part-funded by
Scottish Natural Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund through
Nadair 2. Focusing on Marsh Fritillary, Transparent and Slender
Scotch Burnets. |
| | The workshop is free
and everyone is welcome - no previous experience necessary. |
| | The workshop aims to
provide information on recording and identification of all local
butterflies whilst also focusing on key species. The workshops will
be informative, informal and fun! |
| | For further details
and to book a place please contact 0870 7706160, email:
tprescott@butterfly-conservation.org |
| 30th June -
20:30 |
| | Lochwinnoch,
Renfrewshire - NS360584 |
| | A great chance to
learn more about moths and see what species are to be found in
Lochwinnoch. We will begin with a slide show and then set up various
moth traps and see what they attract. Come back in the morning to
see what has appeared overnight. In association with Butterfly
Conservation. |
| | 1st July -
10:00 |
| | Open moth
traps |
| | Please book in
advance. Cost £2/£1 adult/child non-members, half price for RSPB
members
Contact: 01505 842663 or email paula.baker@rspb.org.uk for more
information
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| 2nd July -
14:00 |
| | Balloch Castle
Country Park, Dunbartonshire - NS390830 |
| | Target Species:
Ringlet and Chimney Sweeper Moth in flower-rich meadow |
| | Meet in front of the
Castle Visitor Centre at 14:00 |
| | Contact Keith Futter
(01389-767998) |
| 8th July -
21:30 |
| | Clyde
Muirshiel Country Park, Renfrewshire - NS312632 |
| | Meet at visitors
centre for moth recording |
| | Contact Neil
Gregory |
| 22nd July |
| | Glasgow's
Butterflies - Hogganfield Loch |
| | Find out more about
Glasgow’s butterflies and how to record them at a FREE workshop on
Saturday 22nd July at Hogganfield Park Local Nature Reserve. The
workshop runs from 10am until 2pm. Booking essential - telephone 0141
287 5665. The event, run by Glasgow City Council’s Land Services and
Butterfly Conservation links to Butterfly Conservation’s national
Save Our Butterflies week running from 22nd July until 30th
July. |
Flier (PDF document)
| 29th July -
22:00 |
| | Kelburn
Country Centre, Ayrshire - NS216566 |
| | Meet at visitors
centre for moth recording (entry fee) |
| | Contact Kelburn
Country Centre (01475 568 685) |
| Saturday 12th August
21:30 |
| | Pollok Country
Park, Glasgow - NS549619 |
| | Moth trapping with the
countryside rangers. Meet at Pollok House. |
| | Contact Neil
Gregory |
| Wednesday 16th August-
Evening |
| | Finlaystone
Country Park, Renfrewshire, Moths and Bats |
| | For more details see:
www.finlaystone.co.uk |
| | Contact Finlaystone
Country Park, 01475-540505 |
| Friday 25th August
20:00 |
| | MOTHS, BATS
AND OWLS - Glasgow Botanic Gardens - NS569675 |
| | Meet at main
gate |
| | This highly popular
event, now in its eighth year, offers participants an opportunity to
join in the search for night time creatures that inhabit the Botanic
Gardens led by local experts |
| Sunday 20th August
16:00 |
| | Bull Wood &
Blacksey Plantations |
| | Joint with Glasgow
natural History Society. Bull Wood & Blacksey Plantations (NS5162).
Meet 4.00pm (meeting place to be confirmed). This excursion is
weather dependent, so please phone Richard Sutcliffe to be advised
(0141 942 1563).
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| | Target species: Purple
Hairstreak |
| Saturday 2nd and Sunday
3rd September |
| | Wildlife and
Countryside Fair - Finlaystone Estate |
| | See
http://www.finlaystone.co.uk/news-detail.asp?itemID=117 for
details |
| Saturday, 23rd
September, National Moth Night, 19:00 to 22:00 and Sunday 24th
September at 10:00 |
| | Meet next to the
Conference Centre in Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, NS195674 and you'll be
directed to Pru William's house for an open garden evening. Discovery
more about moths and see the traps running. Traps to be opened the
following morning. Please contact Pru Williams for more details and
booking on 01475 520916 |
| Sunday 1st October,
Atlas Book Launch, 11:00 |
| | Wigtown Book Festival,
Old Bank Bookshop, Wigtown, Dumfries & Galloway
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| | Contact keith Futter
on (01389) 767 998 for details |
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