Spring 2012 newsletter - Butterfly Conservation

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Field Trips 2012 Bedfordshire Saturday 5 th May Branch AGM, Photographic Competition & Members Day at the Forest Centre at Marston Vale in Bedfordshire. (see p15 for details) Sunday 13 th May Event title: For spring butterflies including Duke of Burgundy, Grizzled Skipper, and Green Hairstreak. Venue/Site Whipsnade Downs / Bison Hill near Whipsnade Beds. Grid reference approx. TL000185 Meet in the NT public car park at 10.30am Saturday 9 th June Sewell Cutting 10.30am Meet at first bend in road, park in French’s Avenue. Grid Ref: TL009226. The walk is through Sewell Cutting and into the old quarries in the Totternhoe Area to see Small Blues and other late spring butterflies Leader Greg Herbert. Saturday 30 th June Event title: For early summer chalk downland butterflies especially Dark Green Fritillary. Venue/Site Sharpenhoe Clappers & Moleskin near Sharpenhoe Beds. Grid reference approx. TL064296 Meet in the NT public car park at 10.30am Saturday14 th July, West Wood, Souldrop. Walk in West Wood for butterflies, White Admiral, Silverwashed Fritillary. Joint meeting with BNHS & Butterfly Conservation. Park along the track past Hurst Cottages, Grid Ref: SP992620, off the A6, at 10.30am. Probable visit to another site for the afternoon. Leader Tony Smith Friday 3 rd August Event title: For high summer butterflies including the elusive Wall. Venue/Site Benfleet Downs, nr Hadleigh Essex [adjacent to the Olympic mountain bike venue]. Grid reference approx. TQ785858 - northern end of St Mary’s Road in South Benfleet. Meet at the top of the steps by the entrance to the park at 11.00am (NB subsequent impromptu afternoon Wall walk on Canvey Island if the butterfly is not found). (Meeting at the Lobster Smack Inn car park, Haven Road, Canvey Island after lunch). The History of Butterfly Recording in Northamptonshire 1820-2011 Martin J Izzard Out now and available to Branch Members price £6 including post and packaging, non members £8.99 from the author, izzard.martin@yahoo.co.uk or 01933 355688 or through www.bedsnorthants-butterflies.org.uk 14
November 13 th 2011 Sunday, January 15 th 2012 Sunday, February 19 th 2012 Sunday, March 18 th Sunday, January 8 2012 th 2012 Sunday, February 12 th 2012 Sunday, March 11 th 4 p.m. To Scrub be Clearance confirmed on the Meet in the Goddard 408670 See Transect branch website for main car park 10 a.m. – updated Fermyn Woods details Country Park SP952848 Doug 01604 4 10.30 p.m. Sharpenhoe Work on the Thicket for TL064296 Park behind the David Goddard 01923 408670 a.m. 10 a.m. – 4 10.30 p.m. a.m. Black Hairstreaks Twywell Hills and Dales Toernhoe Scrub Clearance on the Transect Meet Skylark in Cafe the main SP938772 car park SP986224 Meet in the main car park Chandler Doug Greg Goddard Herbert 253793 01604 01582 408670 663784 10 a.m. – Fermyn Woods Country Park SP952848 Doug 01604 4 p.m. Scrub Clearance in the Main Park behind the Goddard 408670 Park Skylark Cafe Winter Work Party Dates 2011/12 Please ring before 9 a.m. on the day if weather conditions are looking unsuitable. If unable to attend all day, your participation for a morning or even a couple of hours would be welcome. Where car parking charges normally apply, free parking will be arranged with the wardens. Saturday 5 th May AGM & Member’s Day The branch AGM, Photographic Competition & Member’s Day this year will be held at the Forest Centre at Marston Vale in Bedfordshire. Proceedings will commence at 2.00pm with a guided walk (about an hour) in the vicinity of the venue to see Spring butterflies which will hopefully include Grizzled & Dingy Skippers and Green Hairstreaks. The AGM will start at 3.45pm followed by our guest speaker and the photographic competition, aiming to finish by 6.00pm. Refreshments will be available from the centre’s cafe. The Speakers this year will be Andy & Melissa Banthorpe who will be talking about recording day-flying moths and about a survey they have just completed in Maulden Wood which was part of a joint BC / Forestry Commission project. The venue is situated off the A421 at Marston Moretaine, from the M1, Junction 13, and along the A421 towards Bedford. From Bedford take the A421 towards Milton Keynes, the venue is signposted from the A421. Grid Ref:TL004417 Entries for the photographic competition (prints only) may be submitted in advance to any committee member (see back page) or submitted on the day. Entry is open to all branch members. Could last years trophy winners please contact Stuart Pittman regarding return /engraving arrangements. There will be four categories: • The Chairman’s Shield The Best British Butterfly in the wild. • The Don Askew Memorial Shield This includes Branch Activities, Field Trips, Winter Work parties, Sales Events, Members etc. • The Butterfly Conservation Shield The Best Picture of a Butterfly or Moth in it’s early stages (egg, caterpillar, pupa etc) • Best British Moth Shield Best Picture of a British Moth. Rules for the photographic competition • No more than 6 entries per category per entrant. • All pictures to have been taken in the last year. • An entry fee of £0.50p will be charged per picture entered and no larger than A4 in size. • Every entry must show name/initials of entrant on the reverse. • Digital images must not be enhanced by computer manipulation. • Committee accepts no liability for loss or damage to entries. • Winning entries are to be available for publication on the branch website and in the Branch Newsletter. 15
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