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, I have now removed commenting as the bots were starting to appear
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Warm and Cold

Warm days and cold nights currently, with highs of around 17 degrees yesterday, but a chilly low of 3 degrees come 6am!

A single Muslin Moth was the only new species for the year.

A rather nice Clouded Drab was also potted up, i've been seeing quite a lot of this grey form this year.

Just need some warm nights! 

In other news, a lovely warm day and 30+ Heliozela sericiella were spotted flitting around the Gorse bushes under Oak canopy today at Aspal Close Nature Reserve in Beck Row, over the border in Suffolk. 

I potted one during my dinner break for a photo. 

Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 51 species

06/04/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths 
  
Muslin Moth 1 [NFY]
Brindled Beauty 2 
Clouded Drab 2
Double-striped Pug 1
Hebrew Character 1
Red Chestnut 1 

Micro Moths 
 
None Recorded!
 
Heliozela sericiella

 
Clouded Drab

Muslin Moth

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:53