We are actively involved in surveying an number of sites. The latest results are:

2002 Results
The year began with a visit to the Insh Marsh and Abernethy area of Scotland for the BENHS field trip in early May. Highlights include Kentish Glory, Light-Knot Grass, Glaucous Shears, Red Sword Grass and the target species, the Netted Mountain Moth.

In June we again attended a BENHS field trip, this time at Red Farm Flash in Lincs in and effort to locate the Marsh Moth. This was unsuccessful but a number of interesting records included White Colon, Star Wort and a superb Striped Hawk Moth.

In August we attend a weekend meeting at Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, This was a beginners meeting aimed at introducing the public to moths. The event was very successful with highlights being The Tissue, Silky Wainscot, Bordered Beauty and an Old Lady. This was a very successful event and will be repeated during 2003.

Closer to home, highlights from Cheshire include a number of Light Knot Grass and Glaucous Shears caught in the Pym Chair area of the County. Both this species are rare in VC58 while the garden produced an Oblique Carpet and a Bordered Beauty.

2001 Results

Holme Dunes, Norfolk
View the 2001 results.

Snettisham Coastal Park
View  the 2001 results.

Alderfen Broad
View the 2001 results

Little Budworth Country Park, Cheshire
Results from  1999  and  2000 are available. The full species  list  can also be viewed.
Highlights of the 2001 season included a new species for the reserve - Neglected Rustic

2000 Results

Ringstead Downs, Norfolk
View the 2000 results.

Dersingham Bog, Norfolk
View the 2000 results.

Llyn Ogwen, North Wales
Highlights of 1999 included Ashworth's Rustic, Anomalous, Haworth's Minor, Glaucous Shears and many other moorland moths. View  the 1999 results.
Highlights of 2000 included Great Prominent and Red Sword Grass.

1999 Results

Foxley Wood, Norfolk
Highlight of 1999 include Dotted Fan-foot and the Sprawler. View the 1999 results.

Holt Lowes, Norfolk
Highlights of 1999 include Red-necked Footman, Alder Kitten, Acleris hyemana, and Argyrotaenia ljungiana. View the 1999 results.

Newborough Warren, Anglesey
Highlights of 1999 included Brindled Ochre, and Dark Sword Grass. View the 1999 results.
 

Other Sites and Highlights;

The Wirral
5 Belted Beauty (4 female, 1 male) on 25/3/00
11 Sandhill Rustic on 30/8/00

South Stack, Anglesey
Square Spot Dart, Crescent Dart, Annulet and Dark Sword Grass 7/8/99. Full 1999 species list  available  here.
In 2000 the highlights include the first record of Hoary Footman for Anglesey since 1949, and the Anomalous.
Further work in 2001 resulted in the capture of a further two Hoary Footman. This seems to establish the moth is
still resident in North Wales.

Warton Crag
A visit on 30th April 2000 produced Scarce Prominent amongst 21 species.

The New Forest
Two visits in 2000 produced Scarce Merveille du Jour, Light Crimson Underwing and Dark Crimson Underwing.

Coverack, Lizard 1/10/99-8/10/99
Highlights included Pearly Underwing, Feathered Ranunculus, L-album Wainscot, Black-banded, Feathered Brindle, the pyrale M. assinalis and 4 Monarch butterflies.

Formby Point, Lancs
Highlights from 2000 include Barred Hook-tip, Grass Eggar and Portland Moth.

Scotland 26/27th May 2000
Highlights included Light Knot Grass and Ringed Carpet as well as the larva of Golden-rod Brindle, Chestnut Colored-Carpet and Juniper Pug.

Mullion Cove , Lizard 30/9/00-7/10/00
Highlights included173 White-speck, 33 Delicate, 5 Scarce Bordered Straw, 23 Dark Sword Grass, 55 Pearly Underwing, 5 Hummingbird Hawk-moths, a single Convolvulus Hawk-moth and a single Palpita unionalis.