Butterfly Conservation is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of butterflies and moths. You can find out more about the national organisation here.
Sussex BC are holding a photographic competition open to all members; the results to be announced, and top images projected, at the Members Day being held at the Cyprus Hall, Burgess Hill on Saturday the 30th November.
In addition to the accolade of taking first prize, the winning photographer will receive a £50 voucher to be used at Park Cameras.
For more information click here.
Sussex is one of the best counties in the UK to see a wide range of interesting butterfly species.
More information on species can be viewed here.
Anyone can post photos of butterflies they have seen in Sussex. Recent sightings include:
06 Nov 2024: Many thanks to Richard F, Roy, Jason, Max, Two-fires, JC, Richard B, Debbie, Dave, Gerald and Paul (photographer) for attending the first conservation work party of the season. In now time-honoured tradition, our wonderful volunteers set about tidying-up after absentee contractors, clearing the huge volume of brash created by removing five very large Turkey Oaks from Parris Plateau; this alien invasive species has long been an unwelcome feature on the lowland heath habitat of Park Corner Heath. The next work party is at 10.00 am on Sunday 17 November - all welcome.
06 Nov 2024: The Adur transect group is recruiting a sixth member to help walk the Transects at Mill Hill (LNR), Anchor Bottom (SSSI), and Lancing Ring (LNR), from next April. Each of the transects contains a rich variety of downland butterfly species and take about an hour to complete. With six in the group each member walks 13 transects between the beginning of April and the end of September. Full training will be provided. If you are interested, please contact Julia at transects@sussex-butterflies.org.uk.
05 Nov 2024: No fireworks in my garden, but a Speckled Wood was good to see during a slightly brighter 12°C interlude pm.
04 Nov 2024: Val & I had just walked past the sailing club by Goring beach when Val spotted a Red Admiral fluttering by low growing foliage on the seaward side of the tamarisk hedge. This was very unexpected - the sky was overcast and it was quite breezy with an easterly wind. The Red Admiral seemed unsettled & flew up over behind the hedge, then returned, then disappeared again. Maybe it really wanted to migrate south but wasn't satisfied that the conditions were right?
01 Nov 2024: Anticyclonic Gloom has set in and whilst butterflies might appreciate the mild days and nights, they regret, as I do, the lack of sunshine. It was 14°C in my garden where 2 Red Admiral and a Speckled Wood put in brief appearance.
01 Nov 2024: It was lovely in the weak sunshine on my allotment to be joined by the seemingly ever reliable Red Admiral, a Peacock and a Painted Lady. They were busy on the last ragged aster, rudbeckia and ageratina flowers though I saw the Painted Lady and the Peacock also warming themselves on south facing stones and bits of wood. The sunshine was short lived and only the Red Admiral seemed to stay visible later in the afternoon.
01 Nov 2024: Singles of female Large White, Painted Lady and Humming-bird Hawk-moth on lingering Buddleia flowers at 1.15p.m today as the sunshine appeared. 15 minutes later the temperature had shot up to 15 degrees and half a dozen Red Admirals and a solitary Speckled Wood were seen egging. Then the cloud reappeared and everything stopped!
06 Nov 2024: Members' Day - Saturday 30th November - Final Details
06 Nov 2024: Adur transect group is recruiting
02 Nov 2024: Winter Work Parties 2024-25 start this weekend
19 Oct 2024: Volunteers, Assemble!
16 Oct 2024: Members' Day - Saturday 30th November
15 Oct 2024: Adur Valley Transect Group are recruiting
13 Oct 2024: SBC Annual Reports
01 Aug 2024: More events for 2024
Our branch is organising many butterfly walks this summer across the county.
Information on all our walks and other events can be viewed here.
There are many important sites for butterflies in our county.
Information on some of them can be viewed here.
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