Practical Conservation Group Volunteer (Bog Squad - Northern England)

As part of the Making Peatlands Work for Lepidoptera project, we are working with partners and landowners to improve habitat for peatland butterflies and moths across northern England.

Our Bog Squad conservation days will involve practical conservation activities to support species such as the Large Heath butterfly.

By registering as a Bog Squad volunteer, you will be informed about upcoming conservation days in Cumbria, Lancashire, Northumberland or Yorkshire over the autumn and winter months.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please get in touch with Kay Andrews (kandrews@butterfly-conservation.org) and Charlotte Rankin (crankin@butterfly-conservation.org).

At Butterfly Conservation, we want to create a world where butterflies and moths are enjoyed by everyone, forever. Our Practical Conservation Group Volunteers help ensure that their local site is a haven for wildlife and the people who enjoy it. Working with other volunteers doing hands-on, practical work, they make sure the site is right for butterflies by cutting, raking or digging.

You will enjoy physical work and have the chance to see the results of your efforts both on the day and in the following spring and summer when the butterflies and moths return. You don’t need to know anything about butterflies or moths to get started, but will have the chance to learn about them and other wildlife.