Hampshire and Isle of Wight Branch

Welcome to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Branch of Butterfly Conservation

Butterfly Conservation was formed by a small group of dedicated naturalists in 1968 following the alarming decline of many beautiful butterflies and moths, a decline that the society aimed to reverse. Our vision is of a world rich in butterflies and moths for future generations to enjoy. Butterflies are beautiful and intrinsically valuable. Together with moths, their sensitivity to environmental change makes them valuable indicators of the health of the countryside.

Butterflies

46 species of butterfly can be found in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. In any year, between 30 and 40 of these species can be seen on our reserves.
More about our butterflies...

Moths

Around 1940 species of moth have been recorded in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, over 600 of these on our reserves.
More about our moths...

Reserves

Butterfly Conservation has over 25 reserves across the UK, including 3 in Hampshire: Yew Hill, Magdalen Hill Down and Bentley Station Meadow.
More about our reserves...

NEW: BRANCH MEMBERS' DAY - SUNDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2024

Our Annual Members' Day is to be held on Sunday 3rd November at the Littleton Millennium Hall SO22 6QL, and we have some fantastic speakers lined up! As ever, this is also a great opportunity to connect with fellow members and reminisce on the 2024 season. Do bring your photos along too - full details of the photographic competition appeared in the recent Autumn Newsletter. The Newsletter also has a map of the venue on page 5.

The Agenda for the day is here and the Bios of two members standing for election to the Main Committee are here.

The Minutes of the 2023 Branch AGM can be found here

A digital (non-pdf) version of the 2023 Branch butterfly report is now available

Click here to access the report online.

The 2022 national UKBMS Report has now been published.

Click here ... to access the report.

Butterly Walks in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

You can inspect some sample pages from the book here ...
The Press Release about the book is available here ...
To order a copy of the book, please visit the NHBS web site - search under the Bookstore tab - or click here.
Copies will also be available for purchase (cash only) from Ashley Whitlock on the branch fieldtrips where he is the walk leader (once they resume).
To report any inaccuracies in the book please email here.