The Lings Wood Watch Group, based in Northamptonshire has won the Wildlife Watch Group of the Year title, from The Wildlife Trusts. The group of young wildlife enthusiasts regularly celebrate the natural environment through wild camping, pond dipping and bug counting. Its 20 members are part of a 150,000 strong army of young people, from toddlers to teens, who are … [Read more...] about Northamptonshire wildlife enthusiasts win award
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Donegal Moths
The Donegal Moths website is all about the moths that have been recorded in County Donegal and is also a great resource for all moth enthusiasts. Moth species All macro moth species recorded in Donegal are listed alphabetically, and each one has a map. Most also have one or more photos, all of which have been taken in Donegal. This may be of interest, particularly … [Read more...] about Donegal Moths
Record Number of Rare Moths
More than four times the expected amount of an extremely rare moth larvae were discovered during monitoring sessions at Natural England’s Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve. Moth enthusiasts gathered at the free Marsh Moth survey training day, hosted by Natural England and organised by the Butterfly Conservation Society on Tuesday 29th September 2009 to … [Read more...] about Record Number of Rare Moths