Butterfly Conservation - Bedfordshire & Northants

Beds & Northants
BUTTERFLY OF THE MONTH

Ringlet

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Beds & Northants
MOTH OF THE MONTH
Courtesy of UKMoths

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

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Welcome to the
Bedfordshire & Northants branch
of Butterfly Conservation

SAVE OUR BUTTERFLIES WEEK
25th July - 2nd August 2009
- be at our launch of the Whipsnade Zoo Butterfly Garden

The Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey
is being launched in 2009
- read about it here

Map of England highlighting Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire

Black Hairstreak

Green Hairstreak

Wood White

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	Latest updates
New! Clouded Yellow spotted in Northants!
New! Any volunteers for our stall at the Bedfordshire County Show, please contact Stuart Pittman on 01462 851309
New! Look out for the Painted Ladies migration heading north over the counties!
New! Launch of the Butterfly Garden at Whipsnade Zoo will take place on 2nd August 2009. See the Events page for the latest details.
New! See the Events page for the latest field trips this summer.
New! Butterfly Days DVD - proceeds to branch funds
"Bedfordshire Atlas" - Bedfordshire's butterflies

Number of species so far this year : 38
Past years

(Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Comma, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Orange Tip, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper, Holly Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Painted Lady, Duke of Burgundy, Dingy Skipper, Large Tortoiseshell, Common Blue, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Small Blue, Wood White, Large Skipper, Dark Green Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Black Hairstreak, Marbled White, Ringlet, Clouded Yellow, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Silver-washed Fritillary, White Admiral, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Emperor)

Report your butterfly sightings:
Bedfordshire sightings Northants sightings

Don't forget to report moth sightings too:
Bedfordshire Moth Group Northants Moths Group

What you can see at this time of year...

July

Often the first sightings for
Silver-washed Fritillary
Chalkhill Blue
Essex Skipper - June - end August
Purple Hairstreak - early July to early September
Clouded Yellow
Dark Green Fritillary - Sharpenhoe Clappers
Purple Emperor - Fermyn, Northants
White-letter Hairstreak - Fermyn & Twywell, Northants
White Admiral - Fermyn, Northants
Ringlet - end June to mid August
Small Skipper - June - July
Marbled White - Twywell, Northants
Meadow Brown - June to October
Camberwell Beauty - June to October
Hummingbird Moth - June to October
Dingy Skipper - Twywell Hills and Dales, Northants
Green Hairstreak - Twywell Hills and Dales, Northants
Grizzled Skipper - Beds: Tempsford, Brogborough. Northants: Twywell Hills and Dales & Fermyn
Wood White - 1st brood Northants: Salcey Forest
Want to see some of these less common species? - come to one of our field trips

Last updated: Friday 3rd July 2009
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