Branch Events 2012

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*Note: You don't have to be a member to attend most events. Lifts/car-sharing often available by prior arrangement*

Key for event type:

Butterfly Conservation Event

Not Butterfly Conservation Event but Butterfly Conservation Presence

Other Lepidoptera Related Event

Sunday 8 January

Butterflies and Moths for Beginners Workshop at Palacerigg Country Park, Cumbernauld

Kick Start the year adn get ready for Spring with our beginners guide to Butterflies and Moths.Indoor talk and tutorial on butterfly and moth identification. Palacerigg Country Park lecture theatre,Cumbernauld. Starts 1pm. Adults £2. Children free. For further details contact Patricia on chair@clydeswt.org or telephone 01417753850. Booking is essential.

Saturday 14 January

Wester Moss Action Day, Fallin, Stirlingshire

Joint Butterfly Conservation/Stirlingshire ranger event to remove invasive scrub & conifers from the Wester Moss SSSI raised bog. We will meet at 10.30am at the outdoor mining museum car park (Grid Ref: NS 836907 /Postcode approx FK7 7GY), and the work will involve pulling up and/or cutting pine saplings that are invading the bog. It is quite light but very satisfying work, so do please come along for as much of the day as you can. Bring wellies, waterproofs and old clothes, a hot drink and packed lunch. Please bring small bowsaws and/or loppers if you have them. Contact Paul Kirkland pkirkland@butterfly-conservation.org

Saturday 21 January

Branch Members day and AGM

2pm- 4.15pm. David Livingston Centre, Blantyre, 165 Station Road, Blantyre, G72 9BY. All Welcome! 2.00 pm: Welcome -Scott Shanks, chair of SW Scotland branch 2:15 pm: Talk by John Knowler 'Moths that have moved into central Scotland in the 21st century' 2.45 pm: Refreshment brak- Tea, coffee and cakes (contributions to BC welcome). 3.10 pm: Branch AGM and Treasurers report 3.30 pm: Talk by Marianne Ward 'South American Butterflies: A New Experience' 4.00 pm: Summing up: Scott Shanks 4.10 pm: Closing remarks All Welcome Contact Scott Shanks scottshanks01@msn.com (07793052501) to book and more details.

Saturday 25 February

Wester Moss Action Day, Fallin, Stirlingshire

Everyone is very welcome to our next workparty at this wonderful site. We will meet at 10.15am at the outdoor mining museum car park (Grid Ref: NS 838915 /Postcode approx FK7 7GY) in Fallin on the A905, which is just past a small woodland on the right if you are driving from Stirling. The work will involve construction of dams to block old drainage ditches to maintain water levels and stop the bog leaking, and the removal of old colliery rubbish. It is very satisfying work, so do please come along for as much of the day as you can. We will plan to work until about 3pm, depending on the weather. Bring wellies/stout waterproof boots, waterproofs and old clothes, a hot drink and packed lunch and good quality work gloves if you have them. We will have spare gloves on the day. Please ensure that your tetanus injections are up to date. Please email or phone in advance to let us know you are attending. Contact Butterfly Conservation Scotland (Paul Kirkland pkirkland@butterfly-conservation.org 01786 447753/ 07770 732825) or Stirling Rangers (Jennifer Davidson davidsonj@stirling.gov.uk 01786 442 464/817 511 or 07717 544 763) for more details and to book.

Saturday 17 March

Butterfly Conservation's Annual Recorders' Gathering.

Battleby Conference Centre, near Perth. See here for booking form and programme

Saturday 19 May to 27 May

Save Our Butterflies Week!

Details to be confirmed

Sunday 20 May

Green Hairstreak Butterfly walk at Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

A walk with a ranger through the blaeberry to search for these extraordinary little butterflies. Bring a camera! Meet at the Muirshiel Visitor Centre, Calder Glen Road near Lochwinnoch Renfrewshire. 1pm-3pm. Booking is essential. Please call 01505 842 803 for more information.

Saturday 26 May to Sunday 27 May

Chequered Skipper Weekend

Visit well known Chequered Skipper site at Glasdrum NNR, near Oban on the Saturday - Pearl-bordered may also be on the wing. On the Sunday you may wish to head off to historical Chequered Skipper sites in North Argyll or Lochaber. If the Saturday is rained off, the CS event will be re-scheduled for the Sunday. Meet at Glasdrum NNR car park NN001454 at 10.30AM. Moth trapping from 8.00AM. Walking boots, warm waterproof clothing, packed lunch and water required. Ticks are present in the area so please take appropriate precautions. For further details please contact Scott Donaldson 07768 156542 or scottedonaldson@hotmail.co.uk

Saturday 2 June

Habitat management work for Green Hairstreak and Small Pearl Bordered Fritillaries at Loch Ardinning SWT reserve, Milngavie

Joint Butterfly Conservation/ SWT work party with reserve convener David Shenton. For further details contact Scott Shanks (07793052501) or David Shenton (0141 776 5506)

Saturday 16 June

Marsh Fritillary Event

Meet at Taynish Mill (NR738849), Taynish NNR from 9.00am for moth trapping. Marsh Fritillary event to Tayvallich Peninsular follows at 11.00 am. Only small numbers of Marsh Fritillary are likely to be seen as few were on wing last year but this is an opportunity to visit some amazing Marsh Fritillary habitat on the Tayvallich Peninsular. If the Saturday is rained off, event will occur on Sunday 17 June. To register, please contact John Halliday 01546 603611 or john.halliday@snh.gov.uk

Sunday 17 June

Family Day at Loch Ardinning Wildlife Reserve

Day event - Family Day at Loch Ardinning Wildlife Reserve. 11.00 am. to approx, 4.15 pm. Butterfly Conservation will have a stand. Wildlife Quizes, Pond dipping and minibeast hunts. Dam on east side of A81 between Milngavie and Strathblane. O.S. Map 64, grid ref. NS 563 778. For more details tel: 0141 776 5506

Thursday 21 June to 23 June

National Moth Night

Details to be confirmed

Sunday 24 June

Butterfly Day at Clyde Muirshiel Country Park

A celebration of some of the most colourful members of Scottish wildlife with the opportunity to walk a transect and improve your identification skills. Meet at Castle Semple Visitor Centre. 1pm -4pm.tel 01505 842 882 Ex20 for more information and booking.

Saturday 7 July

Habitat management work for Green Hairstreak and Small Pearl Bordered Fritillaries at Loch Ardinning SWT reserve, Milngavie

Joint Butterfly Conservation/ SWT work party with reserve convener David Shenton. For further details contact Scott Shanks (07793052501) or David Shenton (0141 776 5506)

Saturday 14 July to Sunday 5 August

The Big Butterfly Count

Spend 15 minutes recording butterflies and day-flying moths in your garden, park or local nature reserve. http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/

Saturday 14 July

Moth Trapping Event at Glen Nant NNR: 0900-1100am

Meet at Glen Nant NNR car park NN019272. Registration not required. For further enquiries, email andrewmasterman@hotmail.com

Tuesday 17 July

Fluttering Forage in Clyde Muirshiel Country Park

A hunt for all insects that flutter and fly like dragonflies, damselflies & butterflies.Meet at the Muirshiel Visitor Centre, Calder Glen Road near Lochwinnoch Renfrewshire. 1pm – 2pm. For more information call 01505 842 803, booking is essential.

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 July

The Glasgow Show at Glasgow Green.

An exhilarating weekend of amazing entertainment and exciting activities. With live music, motor sports, dance performances, street theatre, countryside activities, children’s funfair rides and a main arena filled with international acts it’s the place to be this summer. Butterfly Conservation be running a stall. Why not drop past and say hello, find out about current surveys and our local conservation projects, and tell us about your butterfly and moth sightings.

Saturday 4 August

Pollok Park Family Day, Glasgow

10am- 5pm. This fantastic family event in Pollok Park, Glasgow has been running for over 30 years. Featuring a host of entertainment acts, displays and activities to satisfy even the most demanding family members, and best of all… it’s free. Butterfly Conservation will once again be running a stall. Drop past and say hello, find out about current surveys and our local conservation projects and tell us about your butterfly and moth sightings.

Friday 10 August

Marvellous Moths at the Clyde Muirshiel Country Park

A mercury lamp is used to attract the moths and a range of patterned, colourful and friendly insects may be expected. Moths are very photogenic, so bring a camera and perhaps take part in the CMRP photo competition! At Barnbrock Farm, Park HQ, Near Kilbarchan. 9pm - 10.30pm. Please call 01505 614 791 for more information and bookings.

Friday 7 September

Marvellous Moths at the Clyde Muirshiel Country Park

A mercury lamp is used to attract the moths and a range of patterned, colourful and friendly insects may be expected. Moths are very photogenic, so bring a camera and perhaps take part in the CMRP photo competition! At Barnbrock Farm, Park HQ, Near Kilbarchan. 8pm - 9.30pm. Please call 01505 614 791 for more information and bookings.

Saturday 10 October

Wester Moss Action Day, Fallin, Stirlingshire

Joint Butterfly Conservation/Stirlingshire ranger event to remove invasive scrub & conifers from the Wester Moss SSSI raised bog. We will meet at 10.30am at the outdoor mining museum car park (Grid Ref: NS 836907 /Postcode approx FK7 7GY), and the work will involve pulling up and/or cutting pine saplings that are invading the bog. It is quite light but very satisfying work, so do please come along for as much of the day as you can. Bring wellies, waterproofs and old clothes, a hot drink and packed lunch. Please bring small bowsaws and/or loppers if you have them. Contact Paul Kirkland pkirkland@butterfly-conservation.org