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Events

Spring & Summer Events
Date	Time	Event	Location	Contact Name	Contact Tel. No.
Saturday 26^th April 2008	7 p.m.	AGM and Photography competition Our guest speaker will be Sharon Hearle, Butterfly Conservation's East of England Regional Officer, who will be talking about Brownfield Sites in our region.	Priory Country Park, Barkers Lane, Bedford By car: Priory Country Park lies 2km east of Bedford town centre. By car or coach approach Priory Country Park from Goldington Road (A428) along Barkers Lane. The entrance is signposted off Barkers Lane. A footpath leads to the Visitor Centre. Map (PDF format)	Stuart Pittman	01462 851309
Sunday 11^th May 2008	10:30 a.m.	Twywell Hills and Dales Early spring Skippers, Green Hairstreak and other grassland species. Also assessing the impact of our winter clearance work	Meet in the main car park. Grid ref: S938772	Douglas Goddard	01604 408670
Sunday 18^th May 2008	10:30 a.m.	Totternhoe Walk with Ed Turner (Dukes and Blues Project Officer) around Totternhoe Quarry to see Duke of Burgundy and other Spring species.	Meet in National Trust car park at Totternhoe Knolls. Grid Ref: SP986224	Ed Turner	07738243676
Sunday 22^nd June 2008	Open Day 10am Butterfly Conservation 2pm Wildlife Trust	Glapthorn Cow Pasture Joint meeting with the Northants Wildlife Trust. Members of Butterfly Conservation will be on hand from 10 a.m. and the Wildlife Trust from 2 p.m. to show visitors the rare Black Hairstreak. Come and join us at any time through the day.	On the broad verge in the lane opposite the reserve entrance at Grid ref: TL005903	Douglas Goddard	01604 408670
Saturday 28^th June 2008	10 a.m.	Stanwick Lakes Guided Walk at Stanwick Lakes to record the species here, led by Doug Goddard. Places are limited and must be pre-booked, as this is part of the Stanwick programme, for which there is a charge for the walk and parking. Please contact Stanwick directly, Tel. 01933 625522		Douglas Goddard	01604 408670
Sunday 29^th June 2008	10:30 a.m.	Sharpenhoe Clappers Guided walk at Sharpenhoe Clappers, led by David Chandler to see Dark Green Fritillary and other downland species.	Meet in the National Trust Car Park. Grid ref: TL064296	David Chandler	01923 253793
Sunday 5^th July 2008	9 a.m. onwards	Fermyn Wood Joint Meeting with the Lincolnshire Branch at Fermyn Wood, to look at Purple Emperor, White Admiral, Purple and White-letter Hairstreak and possibly Silver-washed Fritillary. Members of both branches will be on hand in the wood from 9 a.m.	Park by the wood entrance opposite the Gliding Club atGrid ref: SP964858 and follow the main track through the wood.	Douglas Goddard	01604 408670
Saturday 19^th July 2008	To be updated	Chicksands Woods More details to come		Peter Glenister	01582 524994
Saturday 16^th August 2008	To be updated	Bradlaugh Fields, Northampton Open day - more details to come	http://www.bradlaughfields.org.uk/	Douglas Goddard	01604 408670

Events from other branches
Wednesday 21st May	11:00 a.m	Surrey branch: Oaken Wood,Surrey Our branch reserve. Wood White and Pearl-bordered Fritillary? Followed by walk to Triangle Meadow.	Meet at reserve entrance.	Malcom Bridge See their web site for more details	mbridge@surreybutterflies.org
Saturday 31st May	10:30 a.m	Upper Thames branch: Lardon Chase, near Streatley to see the Adonis Blue Our species champion, Maureen Cross, will be leading a walk to see the Adonis Blue on one of its few sites within the Upper Thames area. Other spring, chalk grassland butterflies should be on the wing too. Very steep grass slopes.	SU583807 off the A4009 Meet in N.T. car park at SU583807. Off the A4009 at the top of the hill from Streatley.	Maureen Cross See their web site for more details	01491 871239
Sunday 15th June	10:30 a.m	Kent branch: East Blean Woods, Kent East Blean Wood - for Heath Fritillary. There is an option to visit Western Heights - Dover afterwards.	From A291 (north of Sturry and south of Herne village) turn into Hicks Forstal Road and meet in KWT car park at TR 194643.	Peter Kirby See their web site for more details	pkirby@kentbutterflies.org

Winter Events
Date	Time	Event	Location	Contact Name	Contact Tel. No.
Sunday 13^th January 2008	10:30 a.m.	Winter Work Party Whipsnade Bison Hill	Whipsnade Bison Hill	Charles Baker	01582 872718
Sunday 13^th January 2008	10 a.m to 4 p.m.	Winter Work Party Stanwick Lakes Meet in the main car park	Stanwick Lakes	Douglas Goddard	01604 408670
Sunday 10^th February 2008	10:30 a.m.	Winter Work Party Sharpenhoe	Sharpenhoe TL064296	Dave Chandler	01923 253793
Sunday, 17^th February 2008	10 a.m. to 4 p.m.	Winter Work Party Twywell Hills and Dales	Twywell Hills and Dales SP955782	Douglas Goddard	01604 408670
Sunday, 9^th March 2008	10.30 a.m.	Winter Work Party Totternhoe	Totternhoe SP986224	Greg Herbert	01582 663784
Sunday 16^th March 2008	10 a.m. to 4 p.m.	Northants Winter Work Party - Scrub Clearance Fermyn Woods	SP953847 Visitor Centre Car Park	Douglas Goddard	01604 408670

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