Home - Herts & Middx Butterfly Conservation

Saturday 6 June - Sunday 14 June -Great Big Green Week

Sunday 21 June - Butterfly Walk with the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Trust at Hillbrow

Monday 22 June - Sunday 28 June - Insect Week 2026 run by the Royal Entomological Society

Tuesday 23 June - Guided Butterfly Walk at Alexandra Park North London N22 with the Friends of Alexandra Park

Thursday 25 June - Butterfly walk at Chorleywood Common

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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

LNRS


Help is needed to support nature recovery, so please volunteer if you can. Click for Hertfordshire or London to find out more.


31 May 2026: Mad Bess Wood, Ruislip

31 May 2026: Sightings at Southgate, Oakwood Park & Boxer's Lake, Enfield

31 May 2026: Meadows around Brickendon

31 May 2026: Large White caterpillar on Garlic Mustard

30 May 2026: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

30 May 2026: Branch walk at Stafford Road Open Space

30 May 2026: Branch Butterfly Walk in Heartwood Forwst

30 May 2026: Small Blue

30 May 2026: Therfield Heath

30 May 2026: Cheshunt Park

30 May 2026: Sightings at Trent Park, Oakwood & Enfield

29 May 2026: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

29 May 2026: Common Emerald at Southgate

29 May 2026: Sightings at Pymmes Park, Edmonton

29 May 2026: Sightings in Muswell Hill

28 May 2026: Treble Brown Spot at Southgate

28 May 2026: Small Blues at Hillbrow Letchworth

28 May 2026: Sightings at Enfield

28 May 2026: Painted Lady influx

28 May 2026: Meadow Brown on Halsey Field

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