Last 11 weeks of rainfall for England. With a couple of exceptions, very dry. River flows now widely starting to show impact.

Graham Denny Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Nature Friendly Farming Network UK Moth Identification Defra UK Jenny Rawson David Basham Megan Lock The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Oakbank Game Robert Quadling🦋 The long dry spell will probably slow down emergence of moths. Just like farmers, us moth-ers need a bit of rain.

Help reduce the risk of #Wildfire in the countryside over this period of breezy, warm weather. 🔥 Don't light fires or fireworks. Leave BBQs at home. If you see a fire unattended, get to a safe place and call 999. Video: Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service

Dry, breezy and warm weather across England means wildfire risk remains high. Help people and nature by following this advice: Don't light fires in the countryside. Leave BBQs at home. If you see a fire unattended, get to a safe place and call 999. Image: Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

The first few days of April saw several wildfires cause destruction at a number of nature reserves in the UK: bit.ly/4cxeXUk

We're looking for a talented Biological Data Officer to join our team and support the UK Recording Scheme databases, including the National Moth Recording Scheme and Butterflies for the New Millennium databases 🦋 Find out more and apply 👉 buff.ly/jGl0B6l

Silver Cloud trapped last night in Kent, following one in Suffolk last month, a presumed continental migrant

It’s that time of year again- Spindle Ermine Moth (Yponomeuta cagnagella) - fairly common throughout Britain, the larvae feed gregariously in silken webs, causing defoliation. No long term damage occurs to the plant, as it will recover and flush again straight away. Oakbank Game

Don't worry about ermine webs! At this time of year we often receive reports of ghostly silken webbing covering sections of hedgerows and trees. 🕸️ The culprit? A harmless caterpillar. Read more about them here 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/…

A pool near the summit of Ben Lawers on 15 May 2025 (left), and the same pool on 23 July 2024. Drought-stressed Scottish Highlands. Hope we have some decent rain soon.

During a successful search for larvae and pupae amongst the heather 🐛 🐜 , was not surprised to find a dozen SSB's already flying in Ipswich today, a fortnight ahead of schedule 🦋 BC Suffolk Branch

Striped Hawk-moth last night at Greatstone, caught by Barry Banson

🚨We are hosting a #moth event!🚨

With more hope than expectation I thought I'd give the Lunar Hornet Clearwing lure a go and had 2! West Midlands Butterfly Conservation

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Scarce Pug on North Norfolk Coast yesterday -bit windy for photos. An increasingly rare moth.

Only four days to go! Join us at Carnoustie Golf Links on Thurs 19th and Fri 20th June for the 2025 BioBlitz!

Mothing under larches near the Suffolk coast last night produced the county’s third Cydia illutana (pending confirmation), Tawny Wave, Obscure Wainscot, Lunar Yellow Underwing and Phyllonorycter ulicolella.Stuart Butchart

It's BioBlitz season! 🌿🏵🐛 Do come and join us at @lindrickgolfclub on the evening of Saturday 5th July and the full day on Sunday 6th July for this years' R&A Foundation Golf BioBlitz! More details and sign up here eventbrite.co.uk/e/lindrick-gol… instagram.com/reel/DK9DCw1oT…

Here in Staffs we don't have to worry about separating Five-spot Burnet from Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet as we only get the latter. In Dorset there are both. One feature of Five-spot is that the spots often coalesce as seen in these photos. #dorsetjune25