. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 5: 1992 97 MOTHS OF REDLAKE COTTAGE MEADOWS, CORNWALL 1986-1991 Adrian Spalding Tregarne, Cusgarne, Truro, Kernow, Cornwall. Introduction Redlake Cottage Meadows cover hectares of mixed habitat near Lostwithiel in south-east Cornwall. It has been designated as a nature reserve by The Cornwall Trust for Nature Conservation because of the rare plants that occur there. The site presents an interesting mix of plants and trees. I conducted a moth survey as part of my work as voluntary ward
. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 5: 1992 97 MOTHS OF REDLAKE COTTAGE MEADOWS, CORNWALL 1986-1991 Adrian Spalding Tregarne, Cusgarne, Truro, Kernow, Cornwall. Introduction Redlake Cottage Meadows cover hectares of mixed habitat near Lostwithiel in south-east Cornwall. It has been designated as a nature reserve by The Cornwall Trust for Nature Conservation because of the rare plants that occur there. The site presents an interesting mix of plants and trees. I conducted a moth survey as part of my work as voluntary warden of the reserve. There are three main habitats in Redlake Reserve: wet meadow, wet heath and (wet) woodland (Figure 1). The main (northern) part of the site is wet heathland, dominated by Molinia caerulea (L.) with some Calluna vulgaris (L.), Erica tetralix L. and Myrica gale L. This area is being invaded by Salix cinerea L. and Betula pubescens Ehrh. There is a small reed-bed dominated by Phragmites australis (Cav.) in the north-western corner of the reserve. Across the middle (east-west) of the. Fig. 1. Map of Redlake Cottage Meadows, with the numbered Heath trap sites Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Entomological and Natural History Society. [London] : British Entomological and Natural History Society
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