Introduction to the Suffolk Moth Group
The Suffolk Moth Group is an informal group of people in Suffolk (and
elsewhere) interested in the moth fauna of Suffolk and has been in
existence for over 25 years.
The group's interest is mainly in recording moths throughout the
county, with many people running back garden traps and a programme of
moth nights and daytime field meetings arranged each year visiting
various sites around the county. In recent years, there has been
increasing emphasis on carrying out survey work that has a more
conservation-oriented basis. Field meetings are the main activity of
the group and non-members and new members are welcome to come along to
these meetings. There is no charge and you don't have to have any moth
traps/lights to come along and see some moths - although it is a good
idea to bring a torch.
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Around a moth lamp
and sheet
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Inspecting one of the
moth traps
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As well as organising field meetings the group also organises various
indoor meetings that take place normally outside the main moth
recording season. This includes the annual indoor meeting, museum
visits and workshops.
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Looking for
larvae at a daytime
meeting
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As the group is run informally there is no membership as such (it is
free to join) - to become a member usually involves just turning up to
meetings. New members are encouraged to come along to the meetings and
start their own moth recording.
The group produces a newsletter four times a year, that is available
from this web site. The newsletter contains recent moth-related news in
the county, field trip reports and articles written by moth group
members. Contributions for the newsletter are welcome from beginners
and old hands alike.
The group carries out surveys of moth fauna at various sites around the
county and we are always looking for new sites to survey and hold
meetings at. If you know of a site that you think would interesting
from a moth recording viewpoint then we would like to hear from you.
The group has produced an online guide to the larger moths of the
county that can be viewed here. Photographs of moths are welcomed for
inclusion in the guide, although there is a preference for photographs
to be of Suffolk specimens. The guide will be expanded to cover other
families of moths as time allows.
Last modified:16 July 2007