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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


02 Jul 2025: Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City

02 Jul 2025: Bike for Butterflies 2025 - Sponsorship Request

02 Jul 2025: Mother of Pearl at Enfield

01 Jul 2025: Very early Brown Hairstreak

01 Jul 2025: Heartwood Forrest

01 Jul 2025: Bishops Stortford

01 Jul 2025: Therfield Heath

01 Jul 2025: Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park

01 Jul 2025: East of St Albans

01 Jul 2025: Large Tortoiseshell at Wareside

30 Jun 2025: Heartwood Forest Purple Emperor update

30 Jun 2025: Rosy Tabby at Southgate

30 Jun 2025: Plashes Wood

30 Jun 2025: Sightings at Southgate

30 Jun 2025: Woodland butterflies at Bricket Wood Common

30 Jun 2025: Hertford Heath / Haileybury (TL354 107)

29 Jun 2025: sighting wareside

29 Jun 2025: Mother of Pearl at Boxer's Lake, Enfield

29 Jun 2025: Whippendell Woods Butterfly Walk 29th June 2025

29 Jun 2025: TL4314

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