Find out what flies after dark? We plan to run a moth lamp on Saturday 17th May at the meadow surrounding the wildlife pond near Gid Lane. Come along anytime, starting 9pm until late, warm clothing and torch are useful. Also we will have a bat detector to hear the echolocation calls of any nearby bats.

There are nearly 2000 species of moth that occur in Hampshire. Moths and butterflies are useful indicator species for the health of our natural environment.

So what did we see? On a warm May evening we recorded 27 species including White Ermine, Nut-tree Tussock and Scorched Wing, see .pdf list. Most of the moths were photographed for conclusive identification of the species. These records where then submitted to the National Moth Recording Scheme via the Hampshire County Recorder