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

Friday, 12 June 2026

A rare break in June?!?

A 3 night break is a rarity for me, a 3 night break in June is unheard of! The conditions have been downright terrible, but we certainly were spoilt at the end of May.

With highs of 14 degrees on Wednesday, steadily getting warmer again day by day, so my trap was back on last night.
Unfortunately although it was cloudy and mild (Minimum of 15 degrees) it was unseasonably windy and the catch up until half 11 was paltry.
Come 4.30am, it was a bit better and there were possibly 30 species present, at a push.
 
Nevertheless there were some great new species added, sadly a lot were damaged either by the wind or the months worth of rain we've had this past few days. 
 
Things will hopefully improve into next week.
 
 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 382 species 
 
11/06/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths

Clancy's Rustic 1 [NFY]
Clay 1 [NFY]
Royal Mantle 1 [NFY]
Scarce Footman 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths
 
Ancylis achatana 1 [NFY]
Gypsonoma dealbana 1 [NFY]
 
Scarce Footman

Ancylis achatana

Clancy's Rustic

Clay

Gypsonoma dealbana

Royal Mantle

 

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 21:13