Some early beating for larvae before the lights were switched on started the list off with 4 species – Winter, Green brindled crescent, March moth and probably the most interesting record Maple pug larvae from a large flowering Field maple tree near the car park.
6 traps (2 actinic) were operated, and, as has been typical for the year so far moth numbers were quite low. 37sp were noted, with sightings of interest including Poplar hawk, Yellow belle, Common quaker (a few), Nut-tree tussock, Aroga velocella, Waved umber, Syndemis musculana, Water carpet, Epinotia immundana, Purple thorn, Chocolate tip and a Puss moth. A Broad-bordered yellow underwing larva was also found by torchlight whilst walking in between traps after dark. With the temperature dropping rapidly and few moths coming in we packed up at around midnight.
Neil