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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


03 Jun 2025: Alabonia geoffrella at Trent Park

03 Jun 2025: Dark Green Fritillary

02 Jun 2025: Purple Hairstreak

02 Jun 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

02 Jun 2025: FFY White Letter Hairstreaks

01 Jun 2025: Rivers Orchard Sawbridgeworth

01 Jun 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

01 Jun 2025: Therfield Heath butterflies

01 Jun 2025: Small Blue at Millhoppers

31 May 2025: Therfield Heath

31 May 2025: Small Skipper sighted near Heathrow

31 May 2025: Sightings at Hillbrow, Letchworth

31 May 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

31 May 2025: Sightings at Grovelands Park, Southgate

31 May 2025: We the Lea

31 May 2025: Marbled White butterfly on Therfield Heath

30 May 2025: Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park

29 May 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

29 May 2025: Sightings at Enfield

28 May 2025: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

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