Berkshire
Moth Groups
| Name of moth group | Berkshire Moth Group |
| Number of Members | 107 |
| When was the group founded? | 1999 |
| Website address | https://sites.google.com/site/berksmoths/Home |
| Features on the website that may particularly interest visitors |
Field trip programme What’s flying tonight |
| Contact details for enquiries | Mark Calway – |
| Is there a cost to join the group? | There is no cost for membership of the group. Donations are accepted to cover the cost of refreshments at the monthly meetings. |
| How is information fed back to members? | Information
is shared and discussed at our well attended monthly meeting. Every member
reports observations, records, field trips, correspondence and other matters
of interest. Exhibits are presented. The
website includes a noticeboard to direct visitors to new information |
| Is there an active field events programme and are non-members welcome to attend these events? | The
BMG runs field trips throughout the year. Selected trips are publicised
on the website and advertised elsewhere. A number of fieldtrips are run
jointly with other organisations e.g. BENHS. Many more, smaller field trips not included in the programme are undertaken throughout the year. Weather-sensitive and date-sensitive trips will deliberately not have exact dates as these will only be finalised when the optimum day is determined. Short-notice trips are sometimes notified via the Yahoo group |
| A brief summary of the work of the group. | In addition to our monthly meetings, we have periodic workshops e.g. using MapMate, leafminer identification, genitalia determination for beginners, Barbeque moth trips, overnight/camping moth trips. |
County Moth Recorders
All moths
Martin Harvey, Evermor, Bridge Street, Great Kimble, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
HP17 9TN
Butterflies
Butterfly Conservation –
Upper Thames (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxon)
Dave Wilton
25 Burnham Road, Westcott, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP18 0PL
Web: http://upperthames-butterflies.org.uk/
Dragonflies
County Recorder –
Mike Turton
7 Fawcett Crescent, Woodley, Reading, Berks RG5 3HX.