Home - Herts & Middx Butterfly Conservation

Friday 24 April & Saturday 25 April - Pollinator Survey Skills at Springfield Park - Hackney Pollinator Patrol

Sunday 3 May - Spring butterflies and bluebell walk with the Friends of Cassiobury Park and Watford Borough Council at Whippendell Woods.
Fully booked - Waiting list activated

Friday 8 May & Saturday 9 May - Pollinator Survey Skills at Springfield Park - Hackney Pollinator Patrol

Welcome to the Hertfordshire & Middlesex branch of Butterfly Conservation

Butterfly Conservation is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of butterflies and moths
Butterflies


There are 37 resident butterfly species in our branch area including the recently colonised Adonis Blue in the Royston area.

More information on species can be viewed here

Moths


Around 1600 moths can be found in the two counties. An introduction is provided here on our website.

The Hertfordshire and Middlesex Moths Group website can be viewed here


Sites


Many important sites for butterflies exist in our branch area including our own Millhopper's Reserve

More on other sites can be viewed here

LNRS


Help is needed to support nature recovery, so please volunteer if you can. Click for Hertfordshire or London to find out more.


16 Apr 2026: Sightings at Enfield

16 Apr 2026: UKBMS 2025 results

15 Apr 2026: Peacock at Enfield

15 Apr 2026: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

14 Apr 2026: Peacock at Enfield Town Station

14 Apr 2026: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

14 Apr 2026: Painted Lady!

13 Apr 2026: Sightings at Enfield

12 Apr 2026: Millhoppers Reserve footbridge Opening

11 Apr 2026: Orange Tip in Chelsea

09 Apr 2026: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

08 Apr 2026: Northaw sightings

08 Apr 2026: Sightings at Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, Pymmes Park, Edmonton & Southgate

08 Apr 2026: Pair of Orange-tips

07 Apr 2026: Sightings at Enfield, Trent Park & Edmonton

07 Apr 2026: Merry Hill and more

07 Apr 2026: Couple of firsts on Knebworth transects

06 Apr 2026: Speckled Wood

06 Apr 2026: Sightings from Stanwell Moor

06 Apr 2026: Peacock at Edmonton & Brimstone at Southgate

The Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch has over 1500 members and covers the administrative county of Hertfordshire and the Watsonian Vice-county of Middlesex (VC21).

The London Boroughs included within the Branch area are Barnet, Brent, Camden, City of London, City of Westminster, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Richmond (north of the Thames), Tower Hamlets and the Surrey District Council of Spelthorne.

Download a copy of our 'Welcome to the Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch of Butterfly Conservation' leaflet for more information

For Branch enquiries please email: elizabethgoodyear@talk21.com; for website enquiries please email peter.clarke4@ntlworld.com