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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


19 Apr 2024: Green-veined White, Peacock & Small White at Enfield & Trent Park

18 Apr 2024: Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Silver Y and a variety of butterflies in Pirton nr Hitchin

18 Apr 2024: Garden Capet, Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood & Tawny-barred Angle at Enfield & Trent Park

17 Apr 2024: Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock, Small White & Speckled Wood at Enfield

15 Apr 2024: Speckled Wood at Southgate

15 Apr 2024: Brown Hairstreak larva

13 Apr 2024: Cassiobury Park and Whippendell Woods

13 Apr 2024: Angle Shades, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock & Small Tortoiseshell at Trent Park

13 Apr 2024: Brimstone, Green-veined White, Holly Blue, Orange-tip, Peacock & Speckled Wood at Enfield

13 Apr 2024: Green Hairstreak sighting at Stanwell Moor

12 Apr 2024: River Colne by Radlet Road Playing Fields and Fishers Field, Watford

12 Apr 2024: Green Longhorn Moth [Adela reaumurella] at Trent Park

12 Apr 2024: Orange-tip at Lonsdale Drive, EN2

12 Apr 2024: Brimstone, Orange-tip, Peacock & Speckled Wood at Boxer's Lake, Enfield

12 Apr 2024: Brimstone, Orange-tip & Peacock at Enfield Road, EN2

12 Apr 2024: Brimstone, Orange-tip & Peacock at Enfield

12 Apr 2024: Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-tip & Peacock at Trent Park

11 Apr 2024: Brimstone & Orange-tip at Enfield Road, EN2

11 Apr 2024: Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-tip & Peacock at Trent Park

11 Apr 2024: Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock & Speckled Wood at Enfield

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