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Wednesday 3 December - Saving Our Insects by Dave Goulson

Sunday 4 January - Brown Hairstreak egg hunt and training morning at Stafford Road Open Space, Ruislip Gardens

Sunday 11 January - Brown Hairstreak egg hunt and training morning at Paradise Fields, Horsenden Hill

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


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02 Nov 2025: Clouded Yellow butterfly

02 Nov 2025: Hartham Park Hartford

02 Nov 2025: Red Admiral in Hertford

01 Nov 2025: Red Admiral at Trent Park

30 Oct 2025: Delicate at Southgate

30 Oct 2025: Saffron Green area (east of the A1)

30 Oct 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

29 Oct 2025: Feathered Thorn at Southgate

28 Oct 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

28 Oct 2025: Brown Hairstreak at King George’s Field Watford.

27 Oct 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

27 Oct 2025: Sightings at Trent Park

26 Oct 2025: A few more Brown Hairstreak eggs at South Oxhey Playing Fields.

26 Oct 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

25 Oct 2025: South Oxhey Playing Fields egg search

25 Oct 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

25 Oct 2025: Red-green Carpet at Southgate

24 Oct 2025: Wildflower seeding in St Albans - Rewilding an old golf course

24 Oct 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

24 Oct 2025: Leavesden Country park and The Horse field Leavesden.

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