Butterfly Conservation - North East Branch

The North East England Branch of Butterfly Conservation runs or participates in various events throughout the year, which members and other members of the public are welcome to attend. These include field outings, conservation work parties and our annual general meeting. Details of events are given here as far in advance as possible. Details of 2009 events can be viewed here.

Safety

Any activities undertaken outdoors involve an element of risk and we would ask participants to take note of our safety guidance.

2010

4 September 2010
	Moth Night, Cowpen Bewley
	Dave Wainwright of Butterfly Conservation, in conjunction with the Stockton Borough Council Countryside Ranger service, will be leading a public moth trapping event at Cowpen Bewley from 8pm to 10 pm. For further details contact Tony Pybus, Countryside Ranger on 01642 371633 or 01642 360376.

27 June 2010
	NHSN Field Trip to the Spetchells
	The Natural History Society of Northumbria is running a field trip to the Spetchells, near Prudhoe. The Spetchells are a group of man-made chalk mounds along the riverside at Prudhoe that have developed an interesting flora and fauna and the aim of the field trip is to investigate the relationsips between the plants and insects present on the site. Because of insurance considerations the event is only open to NHSN members and so the Society has kindly arranged that any Butterfly Conservation members who wish to attend can obtain an honorary 1 day membership. If you wish to take advantage of this offer to attend this event please contact the NHSN on 0191 232 6386 in advance of the date; numbers are strictly limited.

13 February 2010
	Annual General Meeting
	The meeting will take place at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, Houghton-le Spring at 2.00 pm. Reports will be given, followed by election of Officers for 2010. Any Other Business should be directed to the Chairman no later than twenty one days before the meeting. The meeting will be followed by a talk on butterfly conservation by Dave Wainwright, from Butterfly Conservation's Regional Office for the North of England.