Welcome

Hello and welcome to my moth Blog. I now reside in a small village in East Cambridgeshire called Fordham. My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
Moth records are vital for building a picture of our ecosystem around us, as they really are the bottom of the food chain. They are an excellent early indicator of how healthy a habitat is. I openly encourage people to share their findings via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world. The reason I do it....you just never know what you might find when you open up that trap! I hope to show what different species inhabit Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden and also enjoy doing field trips to various localities over several different counties.
Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.
Thanks for looking and happy Mothing!

KEY

NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Saturday, 8 March 2025

Similar sized catch, more variety!

A really nice catch of moths last night to my garden trap, with plenty more inside the trap come dawn.
 
Numbers of Common Quaker and Hebrew Character increase slightly and some quality filters through, with Oak Beauty, Oak Nycteoline and a stunning Pine Beauty, what a smashing little moth. 

Temperatures are starting to dip at night from now on, tonight might be the last chance for a good week.
 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 19 species

07/03/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Early Grey 1 [NFY]
Oak Beauty 1 [NFY]
Oak Nycteoline 1 [NFY]
Pine Beauty 1 [NFY]
Common Quaker 8
Dotted Border 1
Hebrew Character 6
March Moth 1

Micro Moths 

Agonopterix heracliana 1
Diurnea fagella 1
Emmelina monodactyla 1 
 
 
Oak Nycteoline

Oak Beauty

Early Grey

Pine Beauty


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