But there's always the moth trap for easier pickings. The Stoke Newington reservoirs traps have added more than 15 species to the Hackney list in the last week or two, which believe it or not, is quite a big deal. Most of em were micros (look away now pops), but there were a few which were bigger than a grain of salt also. Tuck in.
(Heart of Darkness, Silky Waistcoat, Rush Venetian blind, Common Football, Bloke Miner, Custard Shell)
and this very fetching chap was somwehat pissed off, but thankfully unharmed, in the robinson the other day - and, for 30 odd Hackney schoolkids, made the day:
In truth, us jaded Hackney leppers are just jealous at the bounty being uncovered in the motherland up north. Tune in next week for Mark's overzealous reaction to a mouse turd carefully misidentified as a new tortrix for London.
