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Welcome to the Hertfordshire & Middlesex branch of Butterfly Conservation

Butterfly Conservation is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of butterflies and moths
Butterflies


There are 37 resident butterfly species in our branch area including the recently colonised Adonis Blue in the Royston area.

More information on species can be viewed here

Moths


Around 1600 moths can be found in the two counties. An introduction is provided here on our website.

The Hertfordshire and Middlesex Moths Group website can be viewed here

Sites


Many important sites for butterflies exist in our branch area including our own Millhopper's Reserve

More on other sites can be viewed here


News Archive: 2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018


15 Jul 2024: Latticed Heath & Six-spot Burnet at Trent Park

14 Jul 2024: Feast for an Emperor

14 Jul 2024: Big Butterfly Count has started

14 Jul 2024: Cloudy day at Broxbourne Wood

14 Jul 2024: Goldingtons Wood

14 Jul 2024: First Painted Lady Highgate Cemetery

13 Jul 2024: Wildfest Cassiobury Park

13 Jul 2024: Purple Emperor near Bricket Wood

11 Jul 2024: Chorleywood Common transect

11 Jul 2024: Trip to Symonshyde Great Wood

11 Jul 2024: Purple Emperor in Heartwood Forest

11 Jul 2024: Warm day at Broxbourne woods

11 Jul 2024: Trent Park

11 Jul 2024: Purple Hairstreak at Hertford Heath

10 Jul 2024: White Admiral and Purple Emperor near St Albans

10 Jul 2024: Female Purple Emperor observation

10 Jul 2024: Comma at Trent Park

10 Jul 2024: Photographers

08 Jul 2024: White-letter Hairstreak and Small Tortoiseshell in St Albans

08 Jul 2024: Sightings

The Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch has over 1500 members and covers the administrative county of Hertfordshire and the Watsonian Vice-county of Middlesex (VC21).

The London Boroughs included within the Branch area are Barnet, Brent, Camden, City of London, City of Westminster, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Richmond (north of the Thames), Tower Hamlets and the Surrey District Council of Spelthorne.

Download a copy of our 'Welcome to the Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch of Butterfly Conservation' leaflet for more information

For Branch enquiries please email: elizabethgoodyear@talk21.com; for website enquiries please email peter.clarke4@ntlworld.com