Photo credits: Paul
Photo credits: Paul and Maya
All events start at 10.00 am and go on for as long as participants wish to be there.
As well as the work in our BC Reserves and other sites, we are also publicising butterfly conservation work organised by other groups in Sussex. All the work parties are shown in the tables below.
| Site | 2026 | 2027 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | October | November | December | January | February | March | |
| Rowland Wood / Park Corner Heath (BC Reserves) |
— | Sun 25th | Sun 8th Sun 22nd |
Sun 6th Sun 20th |
Sun 10th Sun 24th |
Sun 21st | Sun 7th |
| Washington Chalk Pits | — | Thurs 22nd (with SDNPA) |
Wed 4th (with SDNPA) |
Sun 13th (BC only) |
— | Wed 3rd (with SDNPA) |
— |
| Kithurst Hill | — | — | Wed 11th (with SDNPA) |
— | — | Tues 2nd Wed 10th Tues 16th (all dates with SDNPA) |
— |
| Verdley Wood | — | — | — | — | Tues 5th (with SDNPA) |
— | — |
| Rewell Wood | — | — | — | — | Sun 17th | — | — |
| Warnham Butterfly Fields |
Mon 28th | Sat 10th Mon 19th |
Sun 1st Mon 16th Thurs 26th (Top Common, with Horsham Green Gym) |
Sat 12th Tues 15th (with Horsham Green Gym) |
— | — | — |
| Bevendean Down | — | — | Sun 15th | Fri 11th | Fri 8th Sun 31st |
Sun 28th | Sun 14th Sun 28th |
| Mill Hill | — | Sat 3rd Thurs 15th |
Sat 7th Thurs 19th |
Sat 5th Thurs 17th |
Sat 2nd Thurs 21st |
Sat 6th Thurs 18th |
Sat 6th Thurs 18th |
| Site | Grid Reference | What3Words |
|---|---|---|
| Rowland Wood / Park Corner Heath (BC Reserves) | TQ515147 | organ.relies.daily |
| Washington Chalk Pits | TQ120119 | thundered.upwardly.went |
| Kithurst Hill | TQ070124 | goose.cares.emails |
| Verdley Wood | SU897262 | vacancies.ultra.gears |
| Rewell Wood | SU983076 | learn.milder.infringe |
| Warnham Butterfly Fields | TQ154340 | twee.live.wallet |
| Warnham Butterfly Fields - Top Common | TQ149321 | green.crash.like |
| Bevendean Down | TQ338064 | older.softly.burn |
| Mill Hill | TQ211074 | overlook.mixes.normal |
| Site | Species Supported |
|---|---|
| Washington Chalk Pits | Duke of Burgundy, Adonis Blue, Small Blue, Silver-spotted Skipper |
| BC Reserves | PBF, SPBF, Grizzled Skipper |
| Kithurst Hill | Duke of Burgundy, Grizzled Skipper |
| Verdley Wood | PBF and recently colonised Wood White |
| Rewell Wood | PBF, Grizzled Skipper |
| Bevendean Down | Silver-spotted Skipper, Small Blue, Adonis Blue, Chalk Hill Blue and Grizzled Skipper |
More detailed information about the work parties planned by other groups can be found here:
