Martin's Moths

It's been a while, with the weather mostly soaking or freezing, but I'm putting the trap out tonight to celebrate today's report...

  I have not been running the moth trap recently because of the cold and damp, though it may play a part in our Christmas illuminations. We ...

A couple of much milder nights have shown that moths may only be around in limited numbers so far as species are concerned but within each s...

It's difficult to entice moths out when conditions are as chilly as those shown above. But there are still some hardy souls flying about...

The Red-green Carpets continue to come to the trap in good numbers and this morning they presented themselves from every angle. At the top i...

The damp weather is a bit of a frustration at the moment but the compensation, on nights which stay dry as happened yesterday, is that the t...

Do you remember Tufty the red squirrel which fronted the various campaigns of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents? Here is his...

Another new visitor for the year, and I would guess the last apart from the Winter moth which I can expect over Christmas, although I haven...