Members' Day 2024 |
Saturday 26th October |
Members' Day 2024 will be held at the Village
Hall in Benson, Oxfordshire (OX10 6LS). Please come and join us,
it is always a great day, a chance to meet and chat with other butterfly enthusiasts, purchase interesting books, buy a Richard Lewington
print, and listen to talks from external speakers.
Make sure you put the date (Saturday 26th October) in your diary! Entry is free but there will be a donation box, so if you would like to
make a small contribution to cover costs it is always appreciated. Please note that you need to bring your own lunch.
Why not have a go at the photo competition? Details below. |
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Programme |
| 09:45 | Doors open | | | 10:15 | Welcome | Nick Bowles | | 10:25 | Review of Upper Thames moths in 2024 | Peter Cuss | | 10:50 | Review of Upper Thames butterflies in 2024 | Nick Bowles | | 11:15 | Holtspur (and other sites) update | Nick Bowles | | 11:30 | Break (Tea/coffee/squash/biscuits provided) | | | 12:00 | Talk 1: Conservation the Warwickshire way | Mike Slater | | 12:50 | Lunch (Please bring your own. Tea/coffee/squash/biscuits not provided) | | | 13:50 | Re-election of Committee Members and presentations of awards | | | 14:10 | Talk 2: Restoring Juniper in lowland England's grasslands | Matt Pitts | | 14:50 | Break (Tea/coffee/squash/biscuits provided) | | | 15:20 | Talk 3: The nature crisis - a role for BC | Martin Spray | | 16:00 | Photo Competition & Quiz Results | Peter Thompson & Grahame Hawker | | 16:15 | Roundup of the day | Nick Bowles | | 16:30 | Close | |
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Photo Competition |
There are four categories in the 2024 photo competition:
- UK Butterflies
- UK Moths
- Early stages (egg, larva or pupa) of UK Lepidoptera
- Foreign/non-UK Lepidoptera (all life cycle stages)
A few simple rules to follow please! Pictures should have been taken in either 2023 or 2024. A maximum number of
three photos per category per person, and a maximum number of eight photos per individual. Please send your photos
(in jpeg format) by email to Peter Thompson, plthompson127@gmail.com . Photos need to be received by Peter no later than October 6th.
The photos will be shown as a rolling presentation during lunch time on the day, with the winners shown at the end of each category. It is also
hoped to that we can publish them in Hairstreak. Good luck! |
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Catering |
| In previous years lunch was provided, but this did result in a fair bit of food left over at the end. To simplify
things and save food waste we request that people bring their own packed lunch. Tea, coffee, squash and biscuits will be provided,
but not during lunch. |
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