This page provides a historical view of the events scheduled during 2010. Events scheduled over the next period can be found on the events page.
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Contact |
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Sat & Sun 10 & 11 April 10 am - 5 pm
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Science Week at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Butterfly Conservation will have a display in the John Hope Gateway as part of this major event.
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Barry Prater,
018907 52037
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Sat 15 May
8:00pm-9:30pm
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National Moth Night at Beecraigs Country Park
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Park Centre, Beecraigs Country Park. NT006746.
Cost: Adult £3 Child £2.
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Beecraigs Ranger on 01506 844516 for further details
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Sat 15 May 9.00 pm to midnight
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National Moth Night in the Monynut Valley, Abbey St Bathans; also part of Borders Biodiversity Week
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Meet at 9.00 pm and park cars at NT734636, opposite track to Bushelhill, on a minor road about 4km NW of Abbey St Bathans. No dogs.
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Barry Prater,
018907 52037
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Sat 15 May 1.30 - 4.00 pm
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Search for the Green Hairstreak at Spurlens Rig, Leadburn. Part of Borders Biodiversity Week.
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Park off the A703 at Craigburn Farm (NT238542). Wellies or hiking boots advised. No dogs (lambing season).
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Reuben Singleton
01721 723858
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Sat 15 May 8 – 11 pm
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Moth and bat evening in Jubilee Wood, Peebles. Part of Borders Biodiversity Week.
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Moth traps will be run and bat detectors used during a walk around the wood.
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Reuben Singleton
01721 723858
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Sun 23 May 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
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Butterfly field trip to Pease Dean Nature Reserve for Speckled Wood and Orange-tip. Part of Borders Biodiversity Week.
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Meet in the car park serving the Pease Bay caravan site (NT793706) just off the A1107 at 10.30 am. Paths in the wood can be muddy. No dogs.
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Barry Prater,
018907 52037
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Sun 23 May 2 – 4 pm
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Butterfly walk along coastal path south from Coldingham. Part of Borders Biodiversity Week.
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Meet in the Coldingham Bay car park opposite the St Veda’s hotel (NT914665) at 2.00 pm. The path is narrow and steep in places.
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Barry Prater,
018907 52037
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Sun 30 May 10.30 am
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Butterfly field trip to Auchencorth Moss for Green Hairstreak
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Meet at the entrance to Auchencorth Farm on the B road off the A701 from Penicuik to West Linton (NT201571) at 10.30 am.
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Richard Buckland,
0131 332 0615
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Sun 13 June 10.30 am
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Butterfly field trip to Lamberton for Small Blue
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Meet at 10.30 am and park cars on patch of waste ground just before going under the railway bridge at NT957605 on minor road off the A1. The site itself is a steep scree slope.
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Barry Prater,
018907 52037
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Sun 4 July 10.30 am
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Butterfly field trip to Monynut Water, to try to confirm the presence of Northern Brown Argus
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Meet outside the church in Abbey St Bathans (NT759623) at 10.30 am.
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Richard Buckland,
0131 332 0615
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Sat 17 July 10.30 am
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Butterfly field trip to Linn Dean Water in a joint outing with the Edinburgh Natural History Society to see Northern Brown Argus and Grayling.
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Meet at the car park at the top of Soutra Hill (NT465595) at 10.30 am.
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Richard Buckland,
0131 332 0615
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Fri 20 August
08.00 pm
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Magic of Moths at Hopetoun House
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Meet at Hopetoun House (NT089789)
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Hopetoun House Estate Rangers
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| Date |
Event |
Details |
Contact |
Sat 15 May
8:30pm |
National Moth Night. Bat walk and moth trapping on Cullaloe SWT Reserve
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Meet at reserve car park on B9157, 1.5 miles north of Aberdour (NT186872).
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Tim Brain
01577 840317
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Fri/Sat
25/26 June
1:30pm
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Moth trapping and butterfly walk on East Lomond
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Meet at the Limekiln on East Lomond at 9.30pm on Friday for moth trapping and again 10am on Saturday to empty the traps and take part in the butterfly walk. (NO238058). There is car parking close by either at Craigmead or the East Lomond Relay Station.
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Kate Morison
07950 786245
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Sat 3 July
1:30pm |
Auchtermuchty Common to see Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
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Meet at the car park (NO236134) on the B936 about a mile north of Auchtermuchty at 1.30pm.
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Kate Morison
07950 786245
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Sat/Sun
21/22 August
8:30pm |
Moth trapping at Auchtermuchty Common
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Meet at car park (NO236134) at 8.30pm. on the 21st. to check early moths at the traps, and again at 10.00am. on the Sunday to see what was caught
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Kate Morison
07950 786245
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| Date |
Event |
Details |
Contact |
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Saturday 8th May 2010. 10:30 am - 4:00pm.
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To look for Green Hairstreak with Dan Baker.
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Meet at Kenmore Hill car-park sign-posted 'Woodland Walks' at (NN786446).
Bring a packed lunch.
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Lesley McCabe
01738 622269
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Saturday 24th July
Time to be confirmed.
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To look for butterflies, hopefully including Purple Hairstreak, in a local Oak Wood.
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A meeting time & place are still to be confirmed with the land owners, so could anyone interested contact Lesley nearer the time please.
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Lesley McCabe
01738 622269
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