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Dunwich Forest meeting 26th August 2016.

Posted on 28 August 2016 by Neil

8 moth hunters met up to see if the Devon carpet was still present in the forest having last been seen a few years ago. Better weather forecast than the previous weekend with warm temperatures and some migrants turning up … Continue reading →

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Dunwich Forest meeting on this weekend (26th/27th August).

Posted on 25 August 2016 by Neil

This meeting orginally planned for last week at Dunwich Forest has been re-arranged for this weekend now we have some better weather. Meet in the car park at TM461711 at 7.30pm. From here we will move off into the forest … Continue reading →

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North Cove meeting 13th August 2016.

Posted on 20 August 2016 by Neil

6 people attended this meeting at the North Cove SWT reserve. 9 traps deployed covering the wet woodland and 2 open fen meadow areas on the site. Good numbers of moths came in to most of the lights (well, a … Continue reading →

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Dunwich Forest meeting cancelled.

Posted on 18 August 2016 by Neil

Weather forecast for both Friday and Saturday night has not improved with unseasonal wind and rain approaching so as expected the Dunwich meeting is off. Next planned meeting at the moment will be Orfordness on Saturday 10th September, details to … Continue reading →

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Moth night this weekend (19th/20th August) – Dunwich Forest.

Posted on 17 August 2016 by Neil

There is a meeting planned for this coming weekend at Dunwich Forest. Meet in the car park at TM461711 at 7.45pm. From here we will move off into the forest down to the edge of the Walberswick wetland. Targets for … Continue reading →

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Meeting this Saturday (13th August) – North Cove SWT reserve.

Posted on 11 August 2016 by Neil

A meeting has been arranged for this Saturday night (13th August) at the North Cove SWT reserve. Meet in the car park for the reserve at 8pm, Grid Ref TM471905. The car park is situated just off Wade Hall Lane, … Continue reading →

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Meeting this coming weekend 6th August 2016 – OULTON MARSHES SWT reserve

Posted on 3 August 2016 by Neil

Here are the details for this weeks meeting. 6th August – OULTON MARSHES  TM509935. Meet in the car park of St Michaels Church at 8.00pm. From there we will move down the lane through a locked gate to the trapping … Continue reading →

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Walberswick moth night 30th July 2016 – damp conditions made for slow going.

Posted on 31 July 2016 by Neil

Dry and reasonably warm when I left for this meeting on Saturday evening. About halfway to the site I could see a big dark cloud moving away, then the road became wet. Got even wetter with big puddles by the … Continue reading →

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Walberswick Common, Palmer’s Lane, moth night this coming weekend.

Posted on 25 July 2016 by Neil

Here are the details for the moth meeting this coming weekend. Will be either Friday night or Saturday night (29th or 30th), will be decided later in the week after checking the weather forecast. Watch the blog for the date. … Continue reading →

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Moth night at Chalk Lane, Kings Forest 16th July 2016 – A potential record-breaker!

Posted on 18 July 2016 by Neil

With good trapping conditions forecast a meeting was hastily arranged to survey along Chalk Lane in the Kings Forest. We did try to trap this site at the same time last year but it was rained off. The promising conditions … Continue reading →

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