Category Archives: Field meetings

SMG event 6/6/2014 – Grove Farm SWT reserve

Posted on 7 June 2014 by Neil

With the weather forecast stating that this night was going to be warm and humid, thoughts of a good night’s trapping were in my mind on the way to the site. Things felt very different on arrival however, as there … Continue reading →

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SMG event 31/05/2014 – Wolves Wood, Hadleigh.

Posted on 5 June 2014 by Neil

With warm conditions and some cloud cover, this was a much better night for recording than what we had for the Lackford lakes meeting. 8 members attended, running 9 lights, 5 of which were actinic traps. Main target for the … Continue reading →

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Moth night at Grove Farm SWT Reserve, Friday 6th June

Posted on 3 June 2014 by Tony Prichard

The next meeting has been arranged for Friday 6th June at Grove Farm SWT Reserve, roughly between Thurston and Tostock. There’s a nice old meadow and some areas of young woodland. The entrance is a metal double gate on the … Continue reading →

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Wolves Wood meeting – change of date

Posted on 30 May 2014 by Tony Prichard

The Wolves Wood meeting has been pushed back to Saturday 31st as the weather looks better then, otherwise same meeting details. Tony

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Moth Night at Wolves Wood – Friday 30th May 2014

Posted on 27 May 2014 by Tony Prichard

I’ve arranged access to Wolves Wood RSPB reserve for this Friday for a moth night. Meet in the car park at 9.00pm. Grid reference : TM054436 Click here for map of meeting site Tony  

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SMG event 24/05/2014 – Lackford Lakes SWT reserve.

Posted on 25 May 2014 by Neil

With heavy rain showers continuing until the evening right across the county, this was never going to be a great night for moth trapping. Still, 9 people turned up so we gave it a go. 5 MV traps put out, … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming field meetings

Posted on 16 May 2014 by Tony Prichard

I’ve been otherwise occupied in recent months so I’ve not had much time to sort out the field meeting programme yet. However, I have arranged the following two meetings for this weekend and next Saturday 17th May 2014 – Milden … Continue reading →

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SMG daytime event 21/09/2013 – Olive crescent larval search.

Posted on 22 September 2013 by Neil

Tony and myself met at Great Martin’s wood at Bentley to see if the Olive crescent was still present after Tony discovered a few larvae at the site last year. This wood has a lot of Sweet chestnut, and it … Continue reading →

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SMG event 07/09/2013 – Stackyard Nursery, Mendlesham.

Posted on 8 September 2013 by Neil

3 members of the group attended this meeting, with the owners and one of their friends also joining us for an evening’s entertainment. 5 lights were deployed (4 125w MVs plus a twin 30w trap) along with my wine ropes. … Continue reading →

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SMG event 30/08/2013 – Maidscross Hill, Lakenheath.

Posted on 3 September 2013 by Neil

This event was re-scheduled to take advantage of the warm conditions on the Friday night – the Brecks is not a place to visit if cool conditions are forecast as it is always much colder there! Was a wise choice … Continue reading →

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