It is many years since BEES WFV group has visited Hutton Roof, however the conservation volunteers make regular winter trips to help with the woodland management, to improve the butterfly habitats. The trip will start on Clawthorpe Road (GR: SD 543 783), to the NW of the hill. We will visit open limestone grassland, coppice woodland and limestone pavement to look for plants and butterflies. This is a good time for High Brown Fritillary, weather permitting. The terrain is relatively arduous – uphill and uneven and the limestone underfoot can be slippery, but we will progress as a group at the speed of the botanists (i.e. slowly). We will walk several miles, and depending on progress, may reach the trig point. Ticks are present; wear long trousers and bring insect repellent.
Leader: Julia Pearson
Minibus transport; depart Unitarian Church 9.30am. Cost £10