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Branch events and field trips

Please note that details of Highland Branch events and field trips are now also being posted on our 'In Your Area' pages at http://butterfly-conservation.org/313/highlands-and-islands-branch.html

Please scroll down for field trip reports from previous years.


If you are not on our e-mail list and would like to be added, please contact Audrey Turner, Branch Membership Secretary, unicorn64@btinternet.com

 

If you have any ideas for future field trips or other events please contact Pete Moore, Events Organiser, tonuptwitcher@gmail.com  If you would like a field trip to take place in your local area, get in touch and we'll see what we can organise.

 

Please note that events are open to both BC members and non-members.

 

Car sharing. For environmental and social reasons it would be good if people car shared when attending events. If you are travelling by car and happy to give someone else a lift or if you would like a lift to an event, please contact the event leader beforehand and they will try to match people up.

For more details, please click on the event name below.  More events will be added throughout the year, please check back regularly for up to date information.

Date Event
Sat 4th Apr Butterfly Transect Walker's Get Together
Sat 18th Apr Highland Branch AGM
Sat 16th May Where Do Butterflies Lay Their Eggs?
Sat or Sun 23rd or 24th May Polmaily Butterfly Walk, Near Drumnadrochit
Sat or Sun 6th or 7th Jun Small Blue Work Party & Field Trip, Ardersier
Sat 1st Aug Dark Bordered Beauty Bash, Insh Marshes
Sun 9th Aug Butterfly Walk At Findhorn Beach
Sat 19th Sept Polmaily Work Party, Near Drumnadrochit

Reports of previous field trips and events

2019

Glen Orrin, near Muir of Ord - Scrub Clearance Work Party

River Beauly - Butterfly Walk

Near Carrbridge - Small Dark Yellow Underwing larvae search

Insh Marshes RSPB Reserve, near Kingussie - Butterfly Walk

Insh Marshes RSPB Reserve, near Kingussie - DBB Bash

Polmaily, near Drumnadrochit - Work Party (AKA Bake Off)

2018

Glen Orrin, near Muir of Ord - Scrub Clearance Work Party

Kilmorack, near Beauly - Micro Moth Workshop

Abriachan Forest Trust - Field Trip For Butterflies

Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig near Spean Bridge - Open Day, moth traps, butterfly walk and a barbecue

Sluggan Bridge, near Carrbridge - Field Trip for Small Blue Butterfly

Insh Marshes, near Kingussie - Moth traps & Butterfly walk

Anagach Woods, Grantown-on-Spey - Moths & Butterflies of Anagach Woods

Landmark, Carrbirdge - Landmark Adventure Park Moths

Boat of Garten - Scrub Clearance Work Party

Boat of Garten - Scrub Clearance Follow Up


 2017

Glen Affric:  Bog Squad Ditch Damming Work Party

Glen Orrin, near Muir of Ord:  Scrub Clearance Work Party

Landmark Carrbridge: Behind the scenes at the Butterfly House

Scottish School of Forestry Open Day at Inverness College

Glen Orrin, near Muir of Ord: Pearl-bordered Fritillary Field Trip

Polmaily, near Drumnadrochit: PBF and Dingy Skipper Field Trip

Ardersier Common: Small Blue and Dingy Skipper Field Trip

Tomintoul: Moth Trapping Event

River Averon, near Alness: Butterfly Walk

Culbin Bar: Kidney Vetch Survey

RSPB Insh Marshes:  Moth Mania at the Marshes DBB Event

Kingussie: Seed Collecting Workshop

Polmaily near Drumnadrochit: Scrub Clearance Work Party

 


2016

Glen Orrin, near Muir of Ord, Scrub Bashing

 

Kiltarlity, Moth trapping for Barred Tooth-striped

 

Glen Orrin, near Muir of Ord, Field Trip

 

Polmaily, near Drumnadrochit, Field Trip

 

Glenfeshie Field Trip

 

Fort Augustus Moth Trapping

 

Nevis Range Butterfly Walk

 

Nevis Range Butterflies 2nd attempt

 

Culbin Forest Kentish Glory Larval Search

 

Tomintoul Moths

 

Cromdale Butterfly Walk

 

Speyside Centre Moths

 

Kiltarlity Moth Trapping Part 2

 

Polmaily, near Drumnadrochit, Scrub Clearance

2015

Glen Orrin, near Muir of Ord, Scrub Bashing 21st March 2015

 

Glen Orrin, near Muir of Ord, Field Trip for Pearl-bordered Fritillary 17th May 2015

 

Dundreggan Field Trip for Moths and Butterflies 20th June 2015

 

Glenmarksie, near Contin, Field Trip for Small & Pearl-bordered Fritillary 23rd May 2015

 

Rosemarkie Field Trip for Northern Brown Argus 11th July 2015

 

Gearrchoille Woodland, Ardgay Moth ID Event 18th July 2015

 

Grantown on Spey Field Trip for Northern Brown Argus 18th July 2015

 

Loch Garten Moths, Abernethy Forest RSPB Reserve 11th & 12th September 2015

 

Drummuir Moths, 18th & 19th September 2015

 

2014

Lynwilg, Allt na Criche path, near Aviemore 17th May 2014

Silverdale Weekend 23rd to 26th May 2014

Isle of Carna 13th & 14th of June 2014

Glenborrodale RSPB Reserve, 15th of June 2014

Lochaline for Blomer's Rivulet, 22nd of June 2014

Balintore & Shandwick 2nd of July 2014

Moth Night at Spinningdale 5th of July 2014

Mountain Ringlet at Meall Liath 15th of July 2014

Rosemarkie 20th of July 2014

Moth Mania 26th of July 2014

2013

Introduction to Moths Workshop – Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, 20th April 2013

Culbin Forest Moth Trapping for Kentish Glory, 5th May 2013 (PDF file)

Allt Mhuic Reserve, for Chequered Skipper, 2nd June 2013 (PDF file)

Field trip to Isle of Mull, June 14th - 16th 2013

Pine-tree Lappet survey at Kiltarlity, 21st June 2013, list of species trapped (PDF file)

Loch Fleet, near Golspie, 14th July 2013

Rogart Quarry, 3rd August 2013 (PDF file)

Moth Night, Loch Fleet, 10th August 2013 (PDF file)

Learning Lepidoptera, Beinn Eighe, 10th August 2013 (PDF file)

Moth Morning & Butterfly Walk, Insh Marshes, 10th August 2013

Lairg, for Slender-striped Rufous, 22nd September 2013 (PDF file)

2012

Introduction to Moths and Moth Trapping – Strontian, Ardnamurchan, 24th March 2012

Mid-week Moth Trapping at RSPB Insh Marshes NNR, 11th April 2012

Culbin Forest evening moth trapping for Kentish Glory and other moths, 4th May 2012

Lynwilg nr Aviemore, Allt na Criche path - Target Species: Pearl-Bordered Fritillary, 19th May 2012

Logie Quarry, Kildary for Small Blue Butterflies, 10th June 2012

Glengorm, Isle of Mull: Target Species: Marsh Fritillary, Transparent Burnet & Slender Scotch Burnet, 16th June 2012

Moth Night at Spinningdale, Sutherland, 23rd June 2012

Mid-week moths and butterflies at RSPB Insh Marshes NNR, 25th July 2012

Moth identification workshop at Aigas Field Centre, 1st September 2012

Cotoneaster control, Kilninian, Mull to benefit Slender Scotch Burnet moth, (anytime between 10.30am and 5pm) A.K.A Extreme gardening! 22nd and 23rd September 2012 (PDF file)

Lairg, Target species Slender-striped Rufous, 27th September 2012

2011

Field trip to Sluggan, Carrbridge, for Rannoch Sprawler, 2nd April 2011

Field trip to Polmailly Woods, Glenurquhart, 1st June 2011

Field trip to Ardnamurchan Peninsula in search of Chequered Skipper, 4th June, 2011

Field trip to Craigellachie NNR, near Aviemore, 11th June 2011

Flowerdale Moths and Butterflies (Wild About Gairloch Week event), 23rd June 2011

Field trip to Creag Meagaidh NNR for Mountain Ringlet, 3rd July 2011

Field trip to Dundreggan Estate, Invermoriston, 9th July 2011

Field trip to Insh Marshes for Northern Brown Argus, 12th July 2011

Micro Moth Workshop at Aigas Field Centre, 16th July 2011

Field trip to Insh Marshes for Dark Bordered Beauty moth, 24th July 2011

Loch Fleet NNR Family Open Day, 6th August 2011

2010

Field trip to Glen Feshie on 5th June 2010

Field trip to Insh Marshes NNR on 21 July 2010

2009

Field trip to Culbin Forest, Moray, 16th May 2009

2008

Moth identification workshop at Aigas Field Centre, 15th March 2008

Moth caterpillar identification workshop at Aigas Field Centre, 25th May 2008

Field trip to Corrimony RSPB Reserve, Glen Urquhart, 31st May 2008

Field trip to Insh Marshes RSPB Reserve, near Kingussie, 28th June 2008

Field trip to Loch Fleet NNR, SE Sutherland, 20th July 2008

   
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