Moth Trapping at Pentwyn
Mothing Trapping and identification led by Pete & Ginny Clark, Vice-county recorders for Moths in Radnorshire.
Mothing Trapping and identification led by Pete & Ginny Clark, Vice-county recorders for Moths in Radnorshire.
Mothing Trapping and identification led by Pete & Ginny Clark, Vice-county recorders for Moths in Radnorshire.
This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
Considered Britain's most threatened butterfly, the high brown fritillary can be only be found in a few areas of England and Wales.
The green hairstreak is the UK's only green butterfly. Look out for the vibrant, metallic sheen of the undersides of its wings on grassland and moorland, and along woodland rides.
Often found basking on tall grasses, or buzzing between stems, the small skipper is a small, orange butterfly. It prefers rough grassland, verges and woodland edges.
This beautiful orange and brown butterfly is now a rare sight in the UK
Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.
I was appointed to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust on 20th July 2020, as Head of Nature Recovery South, after being interviewed on two Zoom meetings, a very odd experience in these strange…