Category Archives: Field meetings

Daytime meeting to Carlton Marshes 2nd June – Postponed to next week

Posted on 2 June 2012 by Tony Prichard

The meeting today has been postponed to next week as the weather is far from ideal for looking for clearwings. Tony

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SMG Moth Night at Dunwich Forest – 25th May 2012

Posted on 31 May 2012 by Tony Prichard

Quite a few people turned up for this meeting that was aimed at checking the continuing status of the Devon Carpet at the site. There have been some concerns that over-grazing may have had an adverse impact on the habitat … Continue reading →

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Night of the Chafers at Purdis heath.

Posted on 27 May 2012 by Neil

Tony and myself were present at the BC moth evening at Purdis heath last night (no excuse for me really as it is right next door to where I live!). Felt cool out on the heath itself but the temperature … Continue reading →

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Lackford Lakes Moth Night – 19th May 2012

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Tony Prichard

Although conditions looked good when I left Ipswich for this meeting the rain started as I got close to Bury St Edmunds. Just Paul Bryant and myself turned up and as it continued to rain we cancelled the event. There … Continue reading →

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Lackford Lakes Moth Night – 4th May – CANCELLED

Posted on 4 May 2012 by Tony Prichard

As it’s going to be a cold and damp tonight combined with the general lack of moths on the wing at the moment we’ve decided to cancel the meeting tonight. Tony

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Moth group events 2012 available

Posted on 4 April 2012 by Tony Prichard

I’ve put up the events list for 2012 on the web site (link). There’s still a few meetings waiting to be confirmed but I’m hoping that these will go through as planned. If anyone has any ideas for some day … Continue reading →

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Trapping on Bawdsey Marsh – 30th March

Posted on 31 March 2012 by Tony Prichard

Neil and myself popped down to Bawdsey Marsh last night and ran three lights out on the saltmarsh for a couple of hours. It was a little on the cool side and a gentle onshore breeze didn’t help too much. … Continue reading →

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Permission granted for excellent site

Posted on 7 March 2012 by keith

Have just secured permission to trap close to Fritton lake at an excellent wetland site with great potential. Scale marsh with its dry reedbed on one side and a large area of swamp bordering Fritton lake on the other. I expect … Continue reading →

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Groton Wood – 16th November

Posted on 17 November 2011 by Tony Prichard

I met up with Colin Plant to have a look for Plumed Prominent at Groton Wood last night although prospects for a good night’s mothing were a bit slim with temperatures starting off at around 7.5C. We set five MV … Continue reading →

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Night of the 3rd September 2011 – some unexpected appearances

Posted on 4 September 2011 by Neil

Nice to find the trap left out in the garden last night was full of moths this morning. 75sp trapped, a good count for this time of year, with a few nice bits and bobs seen: Feathered gothic, Hedge rustic, … Continue reading →

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