Bedfordshire
Moth Groups
| Name of moth group | Beds Moth Group |
| When was the group founded? | 2003 |
| Website address | www.vc30moths.org.uk |
| Features on the website that may particularly interest visitors | County checklists of macro- and micro-moths, and for the macros a list of which species require at least a photo or seeing the actual specimen. |
| Contact details for enquiries | Andy
& Melissa Banthorpe 32 Long Close Lower Stondon Bedfordshire SG16 6JS 01462 850753 |
| Is there a cost to join the group? | No |
| How is information fed back to members? | email group |
| Is there an active field events programme and are non-members welcome to attend these events? | Yes & yes |
| A brief summary of the work of the group. | It is a loose collection of those interested in recording the macro- and micro-moths of Bedfordshire. We have one indoor meeting, usually in late February or early March. The group exists to encourage recording and to do more than just light-trapping in gardens. |
County Moth Recorders
Macro-moths
Andy & Melissa Banthorpe, 32 Long Close, Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire, SG16
6JS
Tel: 01462 850753
Micro-moths
David Manning, 27 Glebe Rise, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1JB
Butterflies
Keith Balmer
6 Salcombe Close, Bedford, MK40 3BA Tel: 01234 304741
Peter Glenister
2 Sutton Gardens, Luton, LU3 3AF Tel: 01582 524994
Dragonflies
County Recorder – David Anderson
88 Eastmoor Park, Harpenden, AL5 1BP
Tel. 01582 712604.