As part of Butterfly Conservation’s Garden Moth Scheme, RSPB Geltsdale trap and record moths once a week from beginning of March to end of August.
This is Geltsdale's third year in scheme and this week saw our largest catch of moths in a single week with a total of 495 moths. We also saw a record number of species in one night with a total of 52 different species observed. Moths recorded included exotically named
We have been moth trapping on reserves since 1975 and all our moths are released alive and unharmed into cover in the morning
Jill J