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Saturday, 10th July Summertime Skippers 1.45 pm – 3.45 pm Marshside RSPB Reserve near Southport. A joint walk with West Lancashire Wildlife. Target species will be Small Skipper, Large Skipper and Gatekeeper. Meet at Sefton Council car park opposite junction of Marine Drive and Marshside Road, (SD 352204). Ring 0151 9243921 and ask for Daniel Flenley to confirm attending. Sunday, 11th July Summertime Meadow Butterflies and Moths. 1pm. Yarrow Valley, Chorley. Species expected, Gatekeeper, Large and Small skipper, Comma, Meadow Brown, Small copper etc., plus day-flying moths. Meet at the Yarrow Valley Visitor’s Centre SD570152. We will put a moth trap out the night before, with a talk before we set off. Distance of walk about three miles – good walking shoes recommended. Organiser, James Hide – 01772 865392 Sunday, 11 July Mid Summer Hairstreaks 10:30am. Chadkirk Country Estate, Romiley. Meet at the Vale Road car park SJ 937897. A walk to find White Letter Hairstreak (Purple Hairstreak also occur here) and other butterflies. Walking at Chadkirk is largely flat and easy going. Leader: Phil Kinder, Secretary of the Cheshire & Peak District Branch of Butterfly Conservation. Please contact Phil for further details. Tel: 0161 430 5107 (home) or 07747 481463 (Mobile). Walk expected to finish about 1.30pm so packed lunches may be needed. Saturday, 17th July The Sefton Dunes in Summer 1.45 pm – 3.45 pm Ainsdale Sand Dunes NNR, near Formby. Target species will be Dark Green Fritillary, Grayling, Gatekeeper. Meet at Natural England office (SD 301111). Ring 0151 9243921 and ask for Daniel Flenley to confirm attending. Saturday, 17th July Satyr of the Elms 12:00 (midday). Stanley Park, Blackpool A walk to observe butterflies in this urban park but specifically to look for the White-letter Hairstreak butterfly on elms. Meet at the Park Information Centre car park (SD326359) which is at the east end of the drive in from the main gates. Organiser Derrick Smith (01253 356173). Sunday 18 July White-letter Hairstreak hunt 2pm. Bradley Lane, Mersey Valley, Sale. Meet at the end of Bradley Lane, Sale (SJ 783932) – there is some car-parking space at the end of the lane at the side of the road. An afternoon guided walk with Peter Hardy, Butterfly Recorder for Greater Manchester to find White-letter Hairstreak and other butterflies. Stout foot-ware recommended to cope with brambles. Please contact Peter for further details. Tel: 0161 9720725. Saturday, 24th July This walk is now postponed until Saturday 7th August Butterflies of meadow and woodland 12.00 – 2.00pm. Beacon Country Park, Upholland Target species include Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Common Blue and the general butterflies and day flying moths of Beacon Country Park. Would suit those beginning their interest in Lepidoptera and with a general interest in natural history. Binoculars are useful for observing butterflies as well as birds! There are designated paths, tracks and rides with some slopes and slightly rough ground. Light walking boots advised. Beacon Country Park is West Lancashire Borough Council's main countryside site, consisting of over 300 acres of rolling countryside on the slopes of Ashurst Beacon above Skelmersdale. Meet at the Visitor Centre Car Park (SD505066) by the Ranger Service hut. The entrance to the Country Park Visitor Centre is on Elmers Green Lane, off Beacon Lane , which runs between Upholland and Dalton. It is locally well signposted. If weather forecast looks bad please contact the Organiser – Dr Richard Charles Saturday, 24th July An Introduction to Moth Recording 10am to 3.30pm, The Barn, Cuerden Valley Park, Bamber Bridge. This Moths Count event is run by Graham Jones of the Wildlife Trust for Lancs, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. There will be sessions on identifying moths, using MapMate and the various methods that can be used to record moths, including information on the different light-traps available. Pre-Booking is essential through Laura Wiffen lwiffen@butterfly-conservation.org Butterfly Conservation, Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5QP Tel: 01929 406009 To find The Barn, come off the M6 at J28 and take the B5256 eastbound, crossing the A49 at the traffic lights. After one mile (and just as you leave the houses) turn left at the top of the hill onto Shady Lane. Proceed for about a mile past Nell Lane on your left then take the next right down Berkeley Drive. The Barn is on your left after a couple of hundred yards with ample parking beyond. Sunday, 1st August High Brown Fritillary hunt 1:00pm. Yealand Hall Allotments, Silverdale. An afternoon walk with David Wrigley to see High Brown and Dark Green Fritillaries and to observe the conservation work being carried out by Butterfly Conservation as part of their Morecambe Bay Limestones Project to conserve the High Brown Fritillary ( http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/article.asp?PageId=9&ArticleId=124 ). Meet at the entrance to Yealand Hall Allotments on Storrs Lane - SD 494 761, at 1:00pm. For further details contact David Wrigley on 01524 782962. Sunday, 1st August The St Annes Dunes in Summer 1pm. Starr Hills Nature Reserve, Blackpool (SD309307). Park just north of the New Thursby Nursing Home. If the weather looks doubtful phone the organiser, Barry Dyson on 01253 885144. Sunday, 8th August Rakewood, Nr. Littleborough, Rochdale Meet 11:00 am at the Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre, Rakewood Road, Littleborough - SD 940152 hoping to see Gatekeeper, Wall Brown and Small Heath. Trains from Manchester, Rochdale, Todmorden etc to Littleborough or Smithy Bridge stations, buses from Rochdale, Littleborough and Milnrow. Fairly easy walking but stout foot-ware advised, duration about 3 hours. The visitor centre on Rakewood Road has a small museum, toilets, café, refreshment and gift shop. Contact Richard Greenwood, Tel: 01706 351377 
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