Martin's Moths

Moth-trapping in current conditions and at this time of year consists of enjoyable but everyday - or everynight - encounters with a han...

For the umpteenth time, I am very grateful to a Commentor on the blog - in this case Richard, who pointed out that the 'November/Au...

Prime Minister right, butterfly left This has been a good year for 'celebrity moths' which take it upon themselves to intervene...

The primary purpose of a moth trap is...well, obviously, to catch moths. But they can come in handy for other tasks. On Saturday, 3rd Dec...

The great big Supermoon was obscured by cloud last night in true British fashion, but this may have brought a small bonus in the form of...

One of my favourite moths, and almost certainly the last newcomer for this year, was sleeping in the eggboxes this morning. It had been ...

I was pretty much convinced this morning that the trap would be empty again. Although last night was a little warmer, the frost returne...

For the first time in ages, the trap was empty last night. Not a soul in the eggboxes after freezing temperatures and a lot of Guy Fawkes...

Things really are getting a bit fag-endish now (though I hope that if I say that, the moths may lay on a few fireworks when I put the ...

I positioned the trap in the veg patch last night and it seemed to enjoyed itself travelling back in time. For the first time in a fo...

The other day on the Upper Thames Moths blog , that sacred text which helps to keep me on the straight and narrow, its supremo Dave W...