| Date & Site | Meeting Time & Grid Ref | Meeting Instructions and Comments | |
| Fri 1st May LINEAGE WOOD |
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8.30pm TL891491 |
Meet at entrance to wood on road between Lavenham and Bridge Street. Woodland habitat. |
| Fri 8th
May TANGHAM FOREST |
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8.30pm TM354481 |
Meet in Forest Office car park. Heathland and mixed woodland
habitats |
| Fri 15th May CUTLERS WOOD |
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9.00pm TM153393 |
Following A137 out of Ipswich, take 2nd turning on left after A14 junction. Meet at farm at end of track. Private ancient woodland. |
| Fri 22nd May TUNSTALL COMMON |
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9.00pm TM375550 |
Meet in car parking area off rough track on north side of road. Heathland habitats |
| Fri 29th May GROTON WOOD |
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9.00pm TL976428 |
Meet in SWT reserve car park. Ancient woodland locally well known for its small-leaved limes |
| Sat 30th
May HINDERCLAY FEN |
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2.00pm TM026783 |
Meet at start of track leading
down to fen. There is a small
car parking area on the side opposite to the track. Fens, acid
grassland, alder carr and scrub woodland habitats. General interest. |
| Fri 5th June KNETTISHALL HEATH |
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9.00pm TL951806 |
Meet in the 'middle' car park of Knettishall Heath Country Park, on the Knettishall-Rushford road. Breck habitats |
| Fri 12th June MAIDSCROSS HILL |
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9.00pm TL728827 |
Meet in reserve car park, at end of Cemetery Road. Breckland habitats. |
| Fri 19th
June STAVERTON THICKS |
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9.00pm TM362503 |
Meet in lay-by next to Staverton Thicks, on B1084 before
Butley. Ancient woodland famous for its pollarded oaks |
| Fri 26th June | CONTACT TONY PRICHARD
FOR DETAILS OF ANY MOTH MEETING |
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| Fri 3rd July LAKENHEATH FEN |
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8.00pm TL723866 |
Meet
at reserve car park off B1112 just north of Lakenheath Station NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE AND DATE |
| Sat 4th
July POUND FARM |
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2.00pm TM325635 |
Meet at reserve car park on side
road off B1119. Large recently created woodland site. |
| Fri 10th July BARNHAMCROSS COMMON |
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8.30pm TL864808 |
Meet at small car parking area on west-side of A134 just
north of RAF Barnham. Breck habitats. |
| Fri 17th July REDGRAVE FEN |
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8.30pm TM050800 |
Meet in Redgrave and Lopham Fen SWT reserve car park. We will then move on to Redgrave Fen. Fen habitat. Fen and scrub woodland habitats |
| Fri 24th July SHINGLE STREET |
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8.30pm TM369431 |
Meet at car parking area adjacent to road, just north of Shingle Street. Privately owned site with vegetated shingle and saltmarsh. |
| Fri 31st July DUNWICH FOREST |
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8.30pm TM462711 |
Meet in Dunwich Forest car park. |
| Fri 7th
August NORTH COVE |
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8.30pm TM470903 |
Meet in small parking area on north side of Wadehall Lane next to level crossing. Fen and alder carr habitats |
| Fri 14th August ORFORDNESS |
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7.00pm TM425497 |
Meet in public car park near the quay in Orford. Be prompt or
miss the ferry. Reed and saltmarsh habitats. Overnight stay on reserve
with accommodation provided. LIMITED
PLACES - BOOKING
ESSENTIAL |
| Fri 21st August CATTAWADE MARSHES |
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8.30pm TM099328 |
Joint meeting with the Essex Moth Group. Meet on track before gate on west side of A137, between the two bridges crossing the Stour River and also Brantham and Manningtree |
| Fri 28th August KNETTISHALL HEATH |
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8.00pm TL951806 |
Meet in the 'middle' car park of Knettishall Heath Country
Park, on the Knettishall-Rushford road. Breck habitats |
| Fri 4th September LAVENHAM |
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7.30pm TL898490 |
Meet at small parking area, near to bridge, off Lavenham - Bridge Street road. We will be trapping along the railway line reserve. |
| Fri 11th September DUNWICH FOREST |
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7.30pm TM462711 |
Meet in Dunwich Forest car park. |
| Fri 18th September ALDEBURGH |
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7.30pm TM468582 |
National Moth Night. Meet
at the small car park near derelict cottage on the Aldeburgh –
Thorpeness
road. Vegetated shingle, fen and grazing marshes. Joint meeting with
Suffolk Branch of Butterfly Conservation. |
| Sat 17th October EYE, TOWN MOORS |
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10.30am TM143735 |
Leaf-miner recording day. Meet in the Town Moors car park off the B1117 on the outskirts of Eye. We will be visiting a local pub for lunch and visiting a second nearby site in the afternoon. |
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Moth night |
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Daytime meeting |
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We are likely to be recording some distance from the meeting place so it will not be a good idea to be late. |
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We will be taking cars beyond locked gates so it may be awkward to leave before the end of the meeting |
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It is likely that equipment needs carrying at least a short distance |
The grid reference listed is that of the meeting place and not necessarily where we shall be recording so it pays to be prompt or at least let us know if you are going to be late.
Tony PrichardPlease
note that persons who attend these events do so entirely at their
own risk and neither the Suffolk Moth Group nor any person accepts any
liability for accident, injury, loss, death or any other matter
occurrence.
All children must be accompanied
by an adult. Your
attention is also drawn to the safety guidelines below.