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Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Portland - conservation workparty

Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Portland

Today we working at Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, continuing to cut the invasive Buddleia and thorn scrub regrowth particularly on the new scrapes that were made last spring.

No volunteer task this Tuesday April 21st

Visit to Barrington Hill National Nature Reserve, nr Ilminster

Barrington Hill National Nature Reserve, nr Ilminster

Our EuCAN Somerset Volunteer Group has been helping to manage this reserve since 2015. It is renowned for its early summer flowers, particularly the cowslips and the Green-winged orchids (in their thousands!)

Silklake Quarry (Bumpers Lane development) landscaping and invasives control

Silklake Quarry Conservation site, Portland

We will be doing major landscaping in an area that we cleared and burnt in the late winter.

The search for Dorset's Duke of Burgundy butterflies - Up Sydling

Red Post Hill, Up Sydling

We are returning to Red Post Hill in the Duke of Burgundy flight period to see if we can find any adults.

The search for Dorset's Duke of Burgundy butterflies - Giant Hill, Cerne

Giant Hill, Cerne Abbas

We are returning to Giant Hill at Cerne Abbas in the Duke of Burgundy flight period to see if we can find any adults.

Visit to the coastal landslips at Lyme Regis in search of the Wood White butterfly

Lyme Regis - the Charmouth Rd carpark

We spent a day clearing scrub on these slopes in February to prevent the Wood White habitat being suffocated by willow and other species..

Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve - moth trapping and butterfly walk

Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve, Hazelbury Bryan

Another visit to the wonderful Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve where we have been helping with the management for many years. The moth species list now exceeds 600 and is added to every year.

Guided walk to see the wildlife on Bottom Coombe Quarry

Bottom Coombe, Easton, Portland

This will be an opportunity to see some of the special flora and fauna that this wildlife conservation site is renowned for.

Broadcroft and Perryfield Quarries, Portland

Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Portland

Many of the flowers should be at their best and we hope that we might see some Silver-studded Blue butterflies. We shall visit Perryfield Butterfly Reserve after lunch if the weather is fine...

Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve - moth trapping and butterfly walk

Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve, Hazelbury Bryan

Another visit to the wonderful Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve at a time when many butterfly species will be on the wing and when the wildlife of the reserve should be at its richest!