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Some warm nights were forecasted for this week, so we decided to set up the moth trap on the 19th June. We weren’t disappointed, there were over 100 moths and 46 different species. We had 7 new species: Grey Tortrix … Continue reading
Category Archives: Moth trapping
The moth trap was emptied by year 3,4 & 5 at the start of our bioblitz even on the morning of 13th May. We recorded 13 moths of 10 different species: Streamer 1, Mottled pug 1, Pale Tussock 3, Brimstone … Continue reading
Thank you to the early drop off children who helped me empty the moth trap this morning. We recorded 20 moths of 15 different species. We added 4 new moths to the species list for the school grounds: Coronet, Purple … Continue reading
A moth trap was set up in the learning garden on 1st April and emptied the following morning. 9 moths of 4 different species were recorded as follows: 4 Common Quaker, 2 Clouded Drab, 1 Early Grey and 2 Hebrew … Continue reading
A moth trap was set up under the Oak tree in the learning garden on 17th July and emptied the following morning. We recorded 22 different species out of a total of 55 moths. Common Footman 11 Scalloped Oak 2 … Continue reading
We put a moth trap out in the learning garden at the end of the school day on 12th June. The weather has been extremely hot for the last few days so we were hoping for a good catch. However, … Continue reading
The moth trap was set up after school on 6th September near the bird hide and emptied the following morning by Kingfisher Class. Many moths will have escaped because of the warm temperatures and no attempt was made to count … Continue reading
The moth trap was set up near the Oak tree for the evening of 1st July. It was emptied the following morning by Junior children, making a good start to our invertebrate bioblitz day. 24 different species and a total … Continue reading
A moth trap was set up in the school garden on the evening of June 14th and emptied by some of Kingfisher Class the following Morning. We trapped 12 moths of 9 different species: Foxglove pug 1, Common Swift 1, … Continue reading
A moth trap was set up in the school garden on the evening of July 14th and emptied by Peregrine Class the following Morning. We trapped 50 moths of 20 different species. We identified the following 17 species: 10 Common … Continue reading
The moth trap was set up by the hide on the evening of May 2nd and emptied the following morning. Only 4 moths were recorded: Hebrew Character 2, Clouded Drab 1 and Common Quaker 1.
The moth trap was set up on the night of 18th April and emptied the following morning by Kingfisher Class. Temperatures had reached 23ºC on the 18th and dropped to 11ºC during the night. 67 moths of 15 different species … Continue reading
The moth trap was set up by the hide on the night of April 8th, 2018 and was emptied by Peregrine Class the following morning. Mr Marriot arrived early and potted up any moths on the outside of the trap … Continue reading
The moth trap was set up on the evening of 11th May and emptied the following morning. Just two moths were trapped, both were Hebrew Characters.
The moth trap was set up on the evening of 27th April and emptied the following morning. There were 5 moths of 3 different species: Clouded Drab 3, Hebrew Character 1 and V-pug 1 (New for school grounds). … Continue reading