BUTTERFLY AND MOTH EVENTS IN DORSET
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR OUR BUTTERFLY RESERVES FOR WINTER 2011-12 CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE!
SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY
CONSERVATION ACTION DAY
Lankham Bottom Reserve
We continue the task of gorse and
thorn scrub clearance on this
important downland reserve.
Meet 10.00 am. The reserve entrance
is off the minor road from Cattistock
to the A37 about ½ mile from the
A37. Park inside the metal gate at
map reference ST 606004.
Contact is Nigel Spring on
01963 23559 or 07981 776767 or
email nigelspring@yahoo.co.uk
SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY
CONSERVATION WORK DAY
Langford Valley, for the Duke of
Burgundy
Meet 10.00 am at the field gate
beyond Langford Farm Cottages, near
Lower Magiston, map reference ST
639958. Take the minor road
northwards from Stratton to Sydling
St. Nicholas along the Sydling Water.
At the crossroads turn right into the
Langford valley and to the farm.
Contact is Brian Dicker on
01963 32453, or his mobile
07817 301203 on the day.
SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY
WOODLAND MANAGEMENT
DAY
Duncliffe Hill
Work parties meet monthly at this
Woodland Trust site to carry out a
variety of conservation tasks, such as
coppicing, tree thinning and scrub
clearance aimed at creating better and
more varied habitats for butterflies and
the other fauna and flora of the wood.
Meet 10.00 am in Scotchey Lane,
Stour Provost adjacent to the west
entrance to the wood, map reference
ST 816223.
Contact is Ian Hounsell on
01747 841089.
SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY
CONSERVATION ACTION DAY
Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve,
Portland
Broadcroft is Dorset Butterfly
Conservation's reserve managed
specifically for butterflies, notably the
Silver-studded Blue.
To find the reserve, turn off Easton
Road into Grove Road and about 100
yards on, turn right onto a track
(opposite Portland Football Club)
which leads to the car park, map
reference SY 695723.
Meet 10.00 am.
Contact is Bernard Franklin on
07711 304412 or Nigel Spring on
01963 23559.
SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY
BUTTERFLY TRENDS IN WEST
DORSET AND PORTLAND
All are welcome to this presentation
of the results of butterfly recording in
West Dorset in 2011. Please come
along as well if you might be
interested in taking part in the
monitoring in 2012. Walks covered are Brackett’s
Coppice, Black Hill, Cerne Abbas,
Hog Cliff, Kingcombe, Lankham,
Lorton Meadows, Powerstock,
Portland (Broadcroft, Perryfields and
Tout), Radipole and Stonebarrow.
There will also be a review of the
special site surveys carried out for the
Regional Action Plan in this part of
the county and other interesting
general and garden records.
N.B. This meeting has a new venue,
Toller Porcorum Village Hall,
start time 2.00 pm.
The map reference is SY562980 and
the postcode DT2 0DT.
* From the A356, drive down into
Toller Porcorum, over a small bridge,
then second right (School Lane), and
then left into Church Mead to the
Village Hall.
* From Bridport, follow signs to
Toller Porcorum, then down into the
village, over the old railway bridge,
then first left (School Lane) and then
left into Church Mead to the Village
Hall.
Contact is Keith Miller on
01300 321007.
SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY
CONSERVATION ACTION DAY
AT ALNERS GORSE
We continue the woodland and scrub
management work. There will be a
bonfire with soup and baked potatoes
for lunch.
Do join us if you can between
10.00 am and 4.00 pm.
Alners Gorse reserve entrance is on the
road from Hazelbury Bryan to Kings
Stag beside the Hazelbury Bryan
village sign and 30mph sign. Park on
the road verge well away from the
bend, map reference ST 736100.
For further information please contact
Nigel Spring on 01963 23559
or 07981 776767, or email
nigelspring@yahoo.co.uk
SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY
CONSERVATION WORK DAY
Fifehead Wood
Organised by the Woodland Trust,
conservation tasks are primarily the
continuation of rotational hazel
coppicing and general maintenance of
rides and paths.
Meet 10.00 am at the lay-by on the
road from the A30 (mid-way between
Sherborne and Shaftesbury) to the
village of Fifehead Magdalen, map
reference ST 779217.
Contact is Tony Copper on
01963 250415.
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2012
CONSERVATION WORK DAY
Langford Valley
Meet 10.00 am at the field gate
beyond Langford Farm Cottages, near
Lower Magiston, map reference ST
639958. Take the minor road
northwards from Stratton to Sydling
St. Nicholas along the Sydling Water.
At the crossroads turn right into the
Langford valley and to the farm.
Contact is Brian Dicker on
01963 32453, or his mobile
07817 301203 on the day.
SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY
THE PURPLE EMPEROR
THROUGH THE SEASONS
Investigations into the Ecology of
Britain’s Premier Butterfly
A talk by Matthew Oates who has
studied the Purple Emperor closely for
many years.
2.00 pm at Dorchester Museum, High
West Street, Dorchester.
Parking is at a premium in Dorchester
so allow time to find parking.
There will be a £3 admission charge.
Contact is Nigel Spring on
01963 23559 or email
nigelspring@yahoo.co.uk
SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY
CONSERVATION WORK DAY
Lydlinch Common
Lydlinch is part of an area crucial to
the Marsh Fritillary, and conservation
work is vital to ensure that the habitat
is kept suitable for its survival at this
site.
Meet 10.00 am and park in the lay-by
just outside the village on the
Sherborne to Sturminster road, map
reference ST 736137.
Contact is Colin Burningham on
01935 873219.
FRIDAY 2 MARCH
BUTTERFLY TRENDS IN EAST
DORSET
Full details in Spring programme
THURSDAY 8 MARCH
BUTTERFLY TRENDS IN SOUTH
DORSET
Full details in Spring programme.
Sunday 11th March
We continue the woodland and scrub management work. There will be a bonfire with soup and baked potatoes for lunch.
Do join us if you can between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm.
Alners Gorse reserve entrance is on the road from Hazelbury Bryan to Kings Stag beside the Hazelbury Bryan village sign and 30 mph sign. Park on the road verge well away from the bend, map reference ST 736100.
For further information please contact Nigel Spring on 01963 23559 or 07981 776767 or email nigelspring@yahoo.co.uk
FRIDAY 16 MARCH
BUTTERFLY TRENDS IN NORTH
DORSET
Full details in Spring programme
SATURDAY 24 MARCH
DORSET BRANCH AGM and
MEMBERS DAY
Full details in Spring programme