World renowned butterfly and moth expert and author, David Brown, will be undertaking a Moth Survey at Wellesbourne Allotments this summer.

Sunday 26th June 9pm - Plot holders and their guests are welcome on site to observe David setting up the overnight light traps.

Monday 27th June - 7pm - all welcome to help David count and identify the moths.

Light Traps are simple boxes fitted with a funnel, over which a light is suspended. Special bulbs emit short wavelengths of light which are particularly attractive to nocturnal insects. The box also contains empty egg boxes, which provide convenient spaces for trapped moths to rest until they can be identified and released unharmed in the morning.

David Brown has been Warwickshire’s official Macro Moth Recorder since 1971 & is the author of  Larger Moths of Warwickshire, 

The 2022 WAA Moth Survey will be submitted into the Citizens Science Survey for the 2022 National Allotment Week