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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


News Archive: 2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018


12 Jul 2025: White-letter Hairstreak near Chipperfield

12 Jul 2025: Sightings at Grovelands Park & Southgate

12 Jul 2025: Purple Emperor near Wigginton

12 Jul 2025: Jersey tiger moth

12 Jul 2025: White Admiral, Purple Emperor and Silver-washed Fritillary at Bricket Wood Common

11 Jul 2025: Purple Emperor at Bramfield

11 Jul 2025: Northaw Wood count

11 Jul 2025: Sightings at Southgate & Town Park, Enfield

11 Jul 2025: Rivers Orchard and fields Sawbridgeworth

11 Jul 2025: Ruislip Gardens & Ickenham Marsh

11 Jul 2025: Butterfly World - its bad news

10 Jul 2025: Batford

10 Jul 2025: Sightings at Oakwood

10 Jul 2025: Heartwood Forest Purple Emperor Update.

10 Jul 2025: Heartwood Forest

10 Jul 2025: Fir and Pond Woods

10 Jul 2025: Small Blues at Heartwood

10 Jul 2025: Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park

10 Jul 2025: Four Spotted moths - 2nd brood

10 Jul 2025: Broxbourne Woods

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