Illustrations by Alan Batley

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Mix 1kg of sugar with a bottle of (cheap!) red wine in a saucepan to make a sweet mixture.

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Heat the liquid until all of the sugar has dissolved, then leave it to cool down.

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Cut metre-long strips of cotton cloth or rope and thoroughly soak them in the mixture.

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Hang the strips over branches. Leave and check after dark with a torch for moth visitors.

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Sarah McPhersonFeatures editor, BBC Wildlife Magazine
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