Caernarfonshire
Moth Groups
| Name of moth group | Pensychnant Moth Group |
| Number of members | About 10 regular attendees |
| When was the group founded? | 1995 |
| Website address | www.trawsgoed.com is the repository for all North Wales records, and www.pensychnant.co.uk provides detail of where we meet and trap. |
| Features on the website that may particularly interest visitors | Searchable database and distribution maps for all North Wales moth and butterfly records |
| Contact details for enquiries | Julian
Thompson Pensychnant, Sychnant Pass, Conwy, LL32 8BJ 0492 592595 |
| Is there a cost to join the group? | No, but donations to Pensychnant Conservation Centre are appreciated. |
| How is information fed back to members? | It is not an official group. It is just one part of the Pensychnant Conservation Centre’s activities. Moth events are publicised on Pensychnants programme and website. |
| Is there an active field events programme and are non-members welcome to attend these events? | Informal
meetings at 8pm on the first Monday of every month: just an informal chat
over a cuppa, with recently caught live specimens. Occasional moth-trapping evenings at Pensychnant and other local nature reserves. Annual weekend trapping event for the North Wales specialities, Ashworth’s Rustic and Weaver’s Wave. |
County Moth Recorders
All moths
Julian Thompson, Pensychnant Conservation Centre, Sychnant Pass, Conwy, LL32
8BJ
Butterflies
Butterfly
Conservation - North Wales (and Northern Powys)
Julian Thompson
Pensychnant, Sychnant Pass, Conwy, LL32 8BJ
Tel: 01492 592 595
Web: http://www.northwalesbutterflies.org.uk/
Dragonflies
County Recorder
– Allan Brandon
Bryn Heilyn, Rowen, Conwy LL32 8YT
Phone 01492 651 066