Moth Night (formerly National Moth Night) is the annual celebration of moth recording run by Atropos and Butterfly Conservation, in association with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. It retains the familiar combination of moth recording by enthusiasts with local events aimed at raising awareness of moths among the general public.
Moth Night 2012 will take place on 21 – 23 June 2012 and recording of moths can take place on any one or more of these days and nights. The theme this year is the moths of brownfield habitats (such as old quarries, disused railway lines, reclaimed coal tips, gravel and clay workings etc.), and Moth Night 2012 is the perfect excuse to go out and record moths somewhere new or to organise a public event. You don’t have to follow the suggested theme, but whatever you do please submit your sightings via the new, easy-to-use online recording system at www.mothnight.info. As well as vastly improving the efficiency of handling the many thousands of records received each year, this new system will give participants immediate feedback about the
event. The full findings will continue to be published in the journal Atropos.
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Public events are a major part of Moth Night helping raise awareness of moths and moth recording. If you are planning a Moth Night public event in your area, please email details of date[s], start time, finish time, location name, Ordnance Survey 6-figure grid reference (preferred), parking details and any other pertinent information to enquiries@mothnight.info and your event will be posted on the Moth Night website.
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If you have any queries with respect to Moth Night 2012, please email enquiries@mothnight.info.