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A female common blue butterfly, sat on a plant with wings spread open. With a blue body, brown wings with orange and blue spots around the edges, and black and white striped antennae.

Common blue (female) © Frank Porch

Butterflies at Marford Quarry

Location:
Join us for our annual 'Butterfly Count' along the established transect at this magnificent nature reserve.

Event details

Meeting point

Marford Quarry Nature Reserve, Marford, Wrexham, LL12 8TG. What3Words/// magnum.reckons.spine. Grid ref SJ 35700 56300

Date

Time
2:00pm - 4:00pm
A static map of Butterflies at Marford Quarry

About the event

Discover the 'Butterfly Transect' at Marford Quarry Nature Reserve and be part of a vital citizen science project.

With over 1,000 recorded species, Marford Quarry Nature Reserve is a wildlife oasis – and one of the best places in Wales for invertebrates. See this site at its peak for butterflies, including silver-washed fritillaries and white-letter hairstreaks.

People of all abilities are welcome to join us on our annual butterfly count!

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

Booking

Price

Donations encouraged

Additional booking information

No booking needed, just turn up on the day

Suitable for

Adults, Experts, Beginners

Know before you go

Dogs

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Assistance dogs only
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Mobility

The site is steep with gravelly slopes in places.

There are spaces for six cars just beyond the railway bridge, Disabled parking can be accessed through the reserve entrance using a RADAR key.

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What to bring

Please dress for the weather and wear suitable footwear.

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Parking information

DIRECTIONS. Enter from Springfield Lane entrance. What3Words/// magnum.reckons.spine. Grid ref: SJ 35700 56300

Contact us

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