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

Monday, 4 May 2026

Cooler night, a much reduced catch

Clear skies last night and down to 11c this morning, but with thick cloud cover and light rain on the patio come 5am, some places got full water butts overnight locally, whereas we got nothing! It must have been a rather brief shower.

Just 22 species were present, but a pleasing 6 species were added to the year list.

The first Silver Y of the year turned up as I was turning in for bed, it was extremely lively even this morning!

Even cooler tonight, might not be worth it but who knows!

Only new species for the year listed. 

Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 165 species

03/05/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths

Buff-tip 1 [NFY]
Light Brocade 1 [NFY]
Rustic Shoulder-knot 1 [NFY] 
Silver Y 1 [NFY]
Vine's Rustic 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Bryotropha basaltinella 1 [NFY]

Vine's Rustic

Bryotropha basaltinella

Buff-tip

Light Brocade

Rustic Shoulder-knot

Silver Y


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 15:18