Eythrope, Bucks

In collaboration with the River Thame Conservation Trust, the Freshwater Habitats Trust and the Environment Agency, the Waddesdon Estate has over the past few years been in the process of creating a large area of wetland habitat (32 hectares) between tributaries of the River Thame at Eythrope and this is slowly maturing into quite a special place for wildlife.  A visit last night as part of a day-long survey by the Bucks Invertebrate Group saw Neil Fletcher, Martin Harvey and myself run five MV lights until midnight.  Amongst the moths on show were examples of Brown-veined Wainscot, Crescent and Dotted Fan-foot which seem to have colonised the reeds on site already.  Monochroa palustrellus was probably the best of the smaller moths seen, only a few micros venturing out as the temperature fell quite rapidly after dark and mist began to roll in.

Monochroa pallustrellus, Eythrope 27th July

Crescent, Eythrope 27th July

Brown-veined Wainscot, Eythrope 27th July

Dave Wilton Westcott, Bucks