My interest was triggered by my father, whilst at junior school, he took me aged about ten to visit Hugh Newman at his house in Bexley Heath. I still have the Privet Hawkmoth we purchased which was a treasured possession. My Biology teacher at GrammarSchool (Ted Wild) further encouraged me and I can still recall my first light trap session and the amazing variety of moths that were attracted to the trap in his garden. Many moth hunts with him ensued, initially chauffeured by my father and later by my trusty Morris Minor with a Honda generator in the boot.
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