{"id":1509,"date":"2011-08-29T02:48:19","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T07:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2011-08-29T02:49:23","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T07:49:23","slug":"padworth-common-20-august-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/padworth-common-20-august-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Padworth Common – 20 August 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norman Hall organised the society\u2019s annual moth-trapping event at Padworth Common on Saturday 20th<\/sup> August. As darkness fell, 7 bright mercury-vapour lights were set up at various locations in the north-west part of the common. Specialist heathland moths included True Lover\u2019s Knot, Neglected Rustic, Narrow-winged Pug and Ling Pug. Several different forms of the striking black and white Black Arches moths were taken. A Dark Sword Grass was the only migrant moth of the night. Highlights of the evening were White-line Dart and 4 Dotted Clays. The bright lights also attracted 2 police officers, who came to investigate the unusual nocturnal activity on the common. Norman stayed overnight and showed a selection of the catch to interested members next morning, before releasing the moths unharmed.<\/p>\n