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contact Audrey Turner, Branch Membership Secretary,
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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 BC members and
non-members.
Please click on any of the links below for
more details of the event. Whilst online events are free
unless stated otherwise, booking is essential.
2023
Sat 4th Feb - Work Party near Dulnain Bridge
Sun
12th Feb - Work Party near Nethybridge
Sat 18th Feb - Work Party near Boat of Garten
Sat 25th Feb - Work Party near Dulnain Bridge
Sat 4th March - Work Party near Boat of Garten
Sat
11th March - Work Party near Carrbridge
Sat 13th May - Kentish Glory Event, Granish near Aviemore
Sat 27th
or Sun 28th May - Abriachan Butterfly Walk
Sat
3rd June - Logie Quarry Butterfly Walk
Sat 15th July - Abriachan Moth Trap & Butterfly Walk
Sat 29th July - Insh Marshes Dark Bordered Beauty Monitoring
Sat 12th
August - Cromdale Butterfly Walk
Sat 2nd Sept - Work Party near Grantown-on-Spey
Event Reports 2023
Ballinlaggan Work Party February 2023
Cullachie
Work Party February 2023
Work Party near Boat of Garten February 2023
Ballinlaggan Work Party Part 2 February 2023
Auchgourish Work Party March 2023
Sluggan Work
Party March 2023
Work Party near Boat of Garten Part 2 March 2023
Kentish Glory event near Aviemore May 2023
Reports of previous field trips and events
2022 - Event Reports, just click the link.
Ballinlaggan Work Party
Ardersier Butterfly Walk
Logie
Quarry Butterfly Walk
Glenfeshie Butterfly Walk
Findhorn Dunes Butterfly Walk
Bendeallt, near Evanton, Work Party
RSPB Insh Marshes Mid-week Birch Bash
Birch Bash near Grantown-on-Spey
2021
Logie
Quarry Work Party 6th November
Glenfeshie East Scrub-bashing 30th October
Insh
Marshes midweek Birch-bash 20th October
Glenfeshie West Scrub-bashing 16th October
Birch
Bashing Work Party near Grantown-on-Spey
Insh Marshes midweek Birch-bash 22nd September
2020
Unfortunately the 2020 events
did not take place due to restrictions caused by the coronavirus
pandemic.
2019
Glen
Orrin, near Muir of Ord - Scrub Clearance Work Party
River Beauly
- Butterfly Walk
Near Carrbridge - Small Dark Yellow Underwing larvae
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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 | 
