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A grizzled skipper, a black and white patterned butterfly. With a furry, slightly blue and grey tinted body, and black and white stripped antennae. Sat on a plant with deep green leaves and dark almost black branches.

Grizzled Skipper © Tony Pope

Butterfly discovery

Location:
HM Prison Berwyn, Wrexham Industrial Estate,
Bridge Road North , Wrexham , LL13 9QE
A chance to see the progress of the grizzled skipper butterfly at His Majesty's Prison Berwyn now that North Wales Wildlife Trust jointly manages the site.

Event details

Meeting point

Meet at the end of Spectrum Business Park Road, behind HMP Berwyn, Wrexham Industrial Estate. W3W///sleep.curly.novel, Grid ref SJ 3849 1500. This is different from the previous meeting place

Date

Time
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Local group
Wrexham
A static map of Butterfly discovery

About the event

A walk around the perimeter of HMP Berwyn which encloses the site for the most northerly colony of grizzled skippers. We hope to spot plenty of other spring butterflies and recently arrived migratory warblers too.

This event is being run by the local Wrexham Volunteer Branch of North Wales Wildlife Trust.

Public transport links: https://www.traveline.cymru/

Booking

Price

Donations appreciate

Additional booking information

No booking necessary, just turn up on the day.

Suitable for

Families, Adults, Experts, Beginners

Know before you go

Dogs

No dogs permitted

Mobility

Some uneven ground.

Contact us

Corinne Andrews
Contact number: 07793565652
Contact email: rinnie182@yahoo.co.uk