Butterfly and moth events in Cornwall
Most events are dependant on the weather so please check if the
weather is iffy. Please also bring torch, suitable footwear and
clothing to events where appropriate.
Individuals or groups of members may hold their own recording
events throughout the year. Some of these are often on the spur
of the moment, or with only a couple of days notice. Due to financial
constraints these event details will not be posted out to members
but where possible will be advertised on the Cornwall Moth Group
web site, or through our own Yahoo! Internet
Community Group.
Another newsletter and diary should be published during the summer.
Get close up and personal with moths
Saturday, April 24th 2010 Cotehele House
Moth Trapping for the Full Bloom Festival at Cotehele House, National Trust, Saturday 24th April 2010 at 8pm. till 10pm approx.
Meet at the pubic car park. Cotehele House: Grid Ref. SX 423685.
Please bring a torch, something to kneel/sit on and warm clothing.
Further details please contact Phil Boggis 01726 66124
Organised by Cornwall Moth Group
Sunday, April 25th 2010 Cotehele
Full Bloom Festival, Sunday 25th April 2010 at Cotehele – St. Dominick, nr. Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6TA
11am - 4pm.
Cotehele House: Grid Ref. SX 423685.
Further details please contact Kate Merry (National Trust) Tel: 01458 253752, Mobile: 07776 463 022
Email: Kate.Merry@nationaltrust.org.uk or Phil Boggis Tel. 01726 66124
Admission charges: Adults: £5.20, Children: £2.60, Families: £13 (free for National Trust members).
A celebration of springtime orchards and all they have to offer. Come and visit the beautiful orchards at Cotehele; enjoy a picnic beneath the trees, join a bug hunt, examine moths caught at the moth trap the evening before, make a bee house, write a poem or just relax and enjoy the sights sounds and smells of an orchard in bloom!
Organised by Cornwall Moth Group
Wednesday, May 12th 2010 Bat & Moth Night - Tehidy Country Park
Bat & Moth Night - Tehidy Country Park (South Drive)
Attendance: Adults and Children Free (NB hot drinks may be purchased at Tehidy Country Park Café, so bring some change)
Meet at South Drive Car Park, Tehidy Country Park, Grid ref: SW650433. Public event starts at 20.30 (8.30 p.m.), so any CMG members bringing a moth-trap should get there at least ½ hour before to set up.
There should be a number of Cornwall Moth Group member's traps operating just inside the Woods to the west of the car park from dusk to Midnight (or just after). Please bring a torch, stout footwear & warm clothes for walking between the trap sites and a portable seat if you need one. Moths will be collected throughout the evening as they come in to the lights, and be available in keep-nets or specimen pots for viewing and photography. (sorry no dogs)
Event Leader: Alison Clough (Countryside Officer [West], Cornwall Council)
Booking is Essential: Please phone Cornwall Council on 0300-1234202 or email aclough@cornwall.gov.uk
Further Information: Tony James (Cornwall Moth Group) 01-736-763705 or email records@cornwallmothgroup.org.uk
Organised by Cornwall Council (Environment & Heritage)
Saturday, May 15th 2010 National Moth Night
Everyone welcome to take part
Trap at your home or come along to Group Events, which will be notified later on here.
A chance to join in with other enthusiasts to compile records for this UK initiative. Record your data at home as usual, and/or go out trapping in different sites, but please send your data in to the County Recorder (records@cornwallmothgroup.org.uk ). Although any records are acceptable, the target species this time are Migrants, so look out particularly for the species coming from Europe for a holiday in Cornwall!
For further information contact Tony James on 01-736-763705 or email records@cornwallmothgroup.org.uk
Organised by Cornwall Moth Group
Saturday, May 15th 2010 National Moth Night
Saturday, 15th May 2010 National Moth Night Event – National Trust Trelissick Gardens, Feock, Near Truro
Attendance: free to all ages and wheelchair access.
Meet at Trelissick Gardens car park (SW838396 - go right through to the walled area at the bottom of the car park) at 20.30 (8.30 p.m.).
Any CMG members bringing a moth-trap should get there at least ½ hour before to set up.Follow the Moth Group signs into the gardens, and there should be a number of Cornwall Moth Group member's traps operating on the lawns adjacent to the paths in amongst the Woodland areas from dusk to Midnight (or just after). Please bring a torch for walking between traps and a portable seat if you need one. Moths will be collected throughout the evening and be available in keep-nets or specimen pots for viewing and photography. This site has a range of interesting species - Leader Tony James
Booking is Essential: Visitors please phone Hannah Dorking (Events Secretary) on 01-872-861032 CMG Members intending to come along, please contact Tony James 01-736-763705 or via email.
Organised by Cornwall Moth Group and National Trust
Friday, June 25th 2010 Mid-summer Moths at Ponts Mill.
Friday 25th June – 9:30pm – Ponts Mill, near St. Blazey, Cornwall.
A moth evening of recording together with Cornwall Moth Group and The Friends Of Luxulyan Valley. This event will begin at dusk and you should bring a torch and something to sit/kneel on and wrap up well. Plenty of easy parking is available in the main Ponts Mill car park. Past moth-ing events here have bought in a list exceeding 125 different species of moth for one evening’s recording at a single locality!
Leader - Phil Boggis.
Meet at SX073562 in the free car park at the end of the single track road.
For details and directions phone Phil Boggis on 01726 66124.
Organised by Cornwall Moth Group
Friday, July 2nd 2010 Mid-summer Moth-ing for the Scarce Merveille du Jour
Friday 2nd July – 9.30pm – Kilminorth Woods, Seaton Valley, Looe
Mid-summer Moth-ing for the Scarce Merveille du Jour.
We have high hopes of seeing this RDB3 moth here again this year near the oak trees that it breeds on. The sedentary Scarce Merveille du Jour moth has almost certainly continuously bred in the West Looe Valley since shortly after the last Ice Age! This meeting is organised by Cornwall Moth Group. The moth light will be on from dusk until late but meet at 9:30pm. Please bring a torch, something to sit/kneel on and wrap up well.
Leader - Phil Boggis.
Meet at map ref. SX248538 at the entrance to Lower Kilminorth Woods, sharp left 250 yards before Looe Bridge coming from a westerly direction on the main road.
For full details and directions phone Phil Boggis on 01726 66124.
Organised by Cornwall Moth Group
Thursday, September 9th 2010 Bat and Moth Night - Tehidy Country Park
Bat and Moth Night - Tehidy Country Park (South Drive)
Attendance: Adults and Children Free (NB hot drinks may be purchased at Tehidy Country Park Café, so bring some change)Meet at South Drive Car Park, Tehidy Country Park, Grid ref: SW650433. Public event starts at 19.30 (7.30 p.m.), so any CMG members bringing a moth-trap should get there at least ½ hour before to set up.There should be a number of Cornwall Moth Group member's traps operating just inside the Woods to the west of the car park from dusk to Midnight (or just after). Please bring a torch, stout footwear & warm clothes for walking between the trap sites and a portable seat if you need one. Moths will be collected throughout the evening as they come in to the lights, and be available in keep-nets or specimen pots for viewing and photography. (sorry no dogs) – Event Leader: Alison Clough (Countryside Officer [West], Cornwall Council
)Booking is Essential: Please phone Cornwall Council on 0300-1234202 or email aclough@cornwall.gov.uk Further Information: Tony James (Cornwall Moth Group) 01-736-763705 or email records@cornwallmothgroup.org.uk
Organised by Cornwall Council (Environment & Heritage)
For a variety of Cornish wildlife events you may wish to vist
the Cornwall
Wildlife Trust's web site or visit Cornwall
Butterfly Conservation for Cornish butterfly events and field trips.
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