Martin's Moths

Every so often, but not very often, the light trap attracts a large number of a particular species rather than the half-dozen or so whi...

I had a happy time chasing this beautiful moth this morning, humming the old Stones song Ruby Tuesday - with that incredibly low not...

The light of the moth trap has been overwhelmed by the glare of publicity for my birthday yesterday, which has had the right, satisfa...

Hooray!  It is my birthday! Traditional celebrations at home and then - clue below - guess what sort of outing we had yesterday for my ...

May is such a lovely month that it seems perverse that its name is given to this weird-looking creature, the 'May bug' or cock...

One of the loveliest-patterned of UK moths flew in last night - this Coronet with its subtly beautiful dress of purple, olive and a doze...

Look who I've just met in the garden. I'm fairly sure that it's a field vole, if only because these are reckoned to ...

I had low expectations this morning after a notable drop in temperature last night and the meagre guest list in the Eggbox Hotel came a...

After my romantic notion yesterday that the moths had recognised P's and my wedding anniversary, reality kicked in this morning. In...

I'm having a lovely wedding anniversary morning scrabble-hoeing in the veg plot, which I love doing, while P paints a bedroom wall ...