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Wednesday 4 March - Butterflies in 2025 and can we predict long term changes? by Andrew Wood

Tuesday 24 February - Duke of Burgundy work party by Pitstone Hill with volunteers from the Upper Thames branch

Tuesday 24 March - Hungry caterpillars and bountiful crops talk by Malcolm Hull at Lagley Meadow Hall, Douglas Gardens, Berkhamsted

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

LNRS


In conjuction with Hertfordshire County Council, help is needed to support nature recovery, so please volunteer if you can. Click here to find out more.


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


25 Feb 2026: Fairlands Valley Park Stevenage

25 Feb 2026: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

25 Feb 2026: Peacock in Cuffley

25 Feb 2026: Double figures!

25 Feb 2026: Butterflies in Hertford and Ware

25 Feb 2026: Peacocks

25 Feb 2026: Brimstone in garden

25 Feb 2026: Brimstone & Peacock at Enfield

24 Feb 2026: Habitat management for Duke of Burgundy

24 Feb 2026: Brimming with joy

24 Feb 2026: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

24 Feb 2026: Brimstone at Ashridge

23 Feb 2026: Red Admiral at Trent Park

22 Feb 2026: Another Brown Hairstreak egg...

22 Feb 2026: Peacock in St Albans

21 Feb 2026: BHS egg return Prestwick Road Meadows

19 Feb 2026: Millhoppers Reserve hits the Headlines

14 Feb 2026: Valentine's Peacock

08 Feb 2026: Red Admiral - broxbourne school

06 Feb 2026: National Moth Recorders Day Recording

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