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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


27 Jul 2024: Trent Park & Enfield Road, EN2

26 Jul 2024: Brown Hairstreak

26 Jul 2024: Trent Park

25 Jul 2024: NEW: Summer Butterfly Walk - Sunday 28th July in St Albans

24 Jul 2024: Rooftop butterflies

24 Jul 2024: Abundance of butterflies at Therfield Heath

24 Jul 2024: SW Fritillary in Northaw

24 Jul 2024: Trent Park

24 Jul 2024: Purple Emperor Egg update

23 Jul 2024: Gatekeeper

23 Jul 2024: Brown Hairstreak

22 Jul 2024: Silver-washed Fritillaries in Symonshyde Great Wood

22 Jul 2024: Least Carpet & Riband Wave at Southgate

21 Jul 2024: Silver Washed Fritillary f. Valezina

21 Jul 2024: Chalk Hill Blues at Hexton Chalk Pit

20 Jul 2024: Immature lepidoptera on hop in Stevenage garden

20 Jul 2024: Friends of Alexandra Park Walk

19 Jul 2024: Silver-washed Fritillaries in Berrygrove Wood

19 Jul 2024: Batford

19 Jul 2024: Purple Hairstreak & Six-spot Burnet at Trent Park

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