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No. 46 NEWSLETTER Summer 2000

WEST MIDLANDS BRANCH, BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION

Coming Events

Barton's Cottage Visit

Sunday 20th August 2.30-4.30 at Barton’s cottage at Far Forest, Rock near Bewdley SO725746. Ron and Jean Hunt have generously opened this 3.5 acre garden again, which is managed for wildlife, including butterflies. Moth traps will have been set up and hopefully many species will be seen. Refreshments will be available. A collection box will be provided for donations to Butterfly Conservation. This was one of the highlights of the 1998 programme. See adjacent map and also ‘Dates for your Diary’ for more details.

West Midlands Branch Annual General Meeting

The branch AGM will be in Shropshire on Saturday 4th November at 2.00 pm at Woodland College, Greenwood Trust, Ironbridge. The guest speaker will be Jenny Joy, who lives in Shropshire, and will talk on the Butterflies and Moths of Shropshire. The Greenwood Trust is about 1 mile west of the centre of Ironbridge, just off the B4380 Buildwas Rd. in Station Rd. See map above.

Porton Down – last chance to visit this restricted site

There are still some places left for the Porton Down trip on Saturday 5th August. We hope to see many downland species, such as Dark Green Fritillary, Chalkhill Blue, Common Blue. See diary of events for full details and ring Mark Farmer 01242-621008 (daytime) or Jan/Terry Smith 0121-430-3945 (evenings) absolutely as soon as possible. Full names and ages are required by Porton (MoD site).