Welcome to the South Wales Branch of Butterfly Conservation

Butterfly Conservation is a registered charity dedicated
to the conservation of butterflies and moths.

Welcome to the website for the South Wales Branch of Butterfly Conservation, the UK charity concerned with saving butterflies, moths and their habitats. We run guided walks, workshops, lectures and moth-trapping right across South Wales - see Events on the menu on the left for the current list.

We publish a Branch newsletter for members two or three times a year - see our Newsletter page which includes details of newsletters from other moth and butterfly groups in the area. We also record butterflies and moths - see Recording, advise landowners and are one of the wildlife organisations that advise local County Councils on Local Biodiversity Action Plans (LBAPs)-see our Species pages for more information.

If you would like to join our branch and receive all these services and more while supporting our work please go to the Membership page on Butterfly Conservation's main web site.

Latest News

New Committee Members wanted!

After five years of service on the committee, Andrea Rowe has decided to step down, and the committee wishes her all the best for the future. This leaves us with an opening on the committee for a new secretary and a newslettter editor. If you would be interested in taking on either of these roles, or if you would just like to become more involved in the running of your branch, then please get in touch with us .

Training Events

Buttefly Conservation Wales is running a number of training events in south Wales over the next few months - three, one day, butterfly introduction courses, and one one identifying difficult moths. Further details can be found here:

Butterfly Introduction Course: English Poster / Welsh Poster

Difficult Moth Identification Course: English Poster / Welsh Poster

Recent Reports

The old recent reports page from the Glamorgan Moth Recording Group has been converted to a branch reports site. If you see a butterfly or moth anywhare in south Wales and you think other would be interested to hear about it post it here. Please bear in mind however that all records of interest should also be passed to your county recorder.

Get Involved

If you'd like to tell us what you do or don't like about this website, mistakes you've found, or to contribute or ask for some different information please Contact Us

Click below to view the document summarising the first year of the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (as referred to in the latest Branch Newsletter)

WCBS Year 1 (2009) Report (355 Kb)

And this is the latest newsletter

WCBS Year 2 (2010) Report (867 Kb)