Billy Dykes and myself met Ann Hadfield and Tony Simpson at the gates of the reserve and Tony soon located a couple of Greater Stitchwort with spun shoots, hopefully with
Caryocolum tricolorella larvae inside.
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| Greater Stitchwort, Blackhouse Wood 20th March |
Our contribution to the survey were two MV's and an actinic on the reserve ridge and were rewarded with 23 species by 23:00. Micros include the Lime specialist
Semioscopis avellanella and a male
Carpatolechia decorella. Macros included a red-form Clouded Drab, red-form Twin-spotted Quaker and a very fresh Engrailed. A round of other traps provided several nice spring species NFY! All in all an excellent selection for this as yet little known reserve.
Steve Whitehouse
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| Twin-spotted Quaker, Blackhouse Wood 20th March |
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| Clouded Drab, Blackhouse Wood 20th March |
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| Engrailed, Blackhouse Wood 20th March |
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