Those that know me, will know I have a minor obsession with moths that spend the winter as adults in dark dank places. The two species I am particularly interested in are Tissue (Triphosa dubitata) and Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) and there is a Hibernating Herald project that aims to map the distribution of these moths in Scotland. …
February light trapping
February 2019 has been mild, with record-breaking daytime temperatures tempting wildlife out earlier than is the norm. Morale-boosting for many naturalists who struggle with the cold, dark, lack of action during winter but perhaps also concern. Is this a sign of our climate going awry? Comments on the weather are a regular theme in Alice's …
Rediscovering the moths of Whittingehame 