Category Archives: Field meetings

Suffolk Moth Group meeting 23/05/2015 – Old Broom SWT reserve, Risby.

Posted on 25 May 2015 by Neil

The group’s first ‘official’ meeting took place at the new SWT reserve at Old broom, Risby, a site that could have good potential as it has a mix of woodland (containing a number of large Oak pollards), scrub and grassland. … Continue reading →

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Moth Night at Old Broom SWT Reserve, near Risby

Posted on 19 May 2015 by Tony Prichard

As time is moving on and I’ve not completed the field programme yet here are details for the moth night planned for this Saturday. I’ll be publishing the programme later this week with any luck. Moth Night at Old Broom, … Continue reading →

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Heading to foreign lands to search for the first brood Balsam carpet – 3rd May 2015.

Posted on 4 May 2015 by Neil

A moth that I have been trying to track down for a few years now is the first-brood Balsam carpet. This is a rare species in Suffolk, only found along the river Waveney in small numbers. We have tried the … Continue reading →

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Milden Hall Farm 10/04/2015 – Don’t believe the hype.

Posted on 11 April 2015 by Neil

With a warm evening forecast a few of us decided to get out and about trapping for the first time this year. We went to Milden Hall farm, a site with a lot of Blackthorn in its hedges and also … Continue reading →

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Unexpected pearl at Groton.

Posted on 23 November 2014 by Neil

As Matthew has already mentioned in his post, we had the unexpected surprise of catching an Olive-tree pearl Palpita vitrealis at the moth trapping session at Groton wood last night. There were also a few other migrants caught – 2 … Continue reading →

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Leaf miner recording day at Betty’s Fen, Norfolk and Hinderclay Fen, Suffolk 11th October 2014.

Posted on 12 October 2014 by Neil

This was a joint meeting with the Norfolk Moth group and as it turned out the day was shared out with a visit to a Norfolk site in the morning followed by a Suffolk site after lunch. With the forecast … Continue reading →

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Joint meeting with Norfolk Moth Group next weekend 11th October

Posted on 5 October 2014 by Neil

This is an early reminder for those who are interested that there is a joint meeting with the Norfolk Moth Group at Betty’s fen next Saturday. Details can be found by following the link below to the Norfolk Moth Groups … Continue reading →

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Moth night Ashby Warren tonight 1st August

Posted on 1 August 2014 by keith

This is hasty but am planning to go back to this site tonight which is still subject to confirmation late this afternoon. The site for L. quadra which should still be about + bound to be something else of interest. … Continue reading →

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SMG event 13/06/2014 – Wordwell, Kings forest.

Posted on 15 June 2014 by Neil

Forecast conditions for this night were quite promising, with some cloud cover and warmth. After a bit of a bumpy ride through the forest we arrived at the large ride being managed for Dingy skippers and since our last visit … Continue reading →

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Moth Night at King’s Forest on Friday 13th June

Posted on 13 June 2014 by Tony Prichard

We’re off to the King’s Forest area this evening to run some lights in Breck habitat. Get in touch if you’re interested in coming along. Tony

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