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

Saturday, 31 October 2026

Too damp and cool now

Not much happening moth-wise now so just a short update and a catch I made on Wednesday night, from then on until now it has just been too damp and foggy by early morning.

Only moths of note were a Pale November Moth (Gassed and checked and then let go) and an Angle Shades, a moth I haven't seen for months here.

That is it for now, awaiting a warmer drier night, until then.. there is still plenty to do behind the scenes! 

 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 711 species 
 
28/10/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Pale November Moth 1 [NFY]
Angle Shades 1
Beaded Chestnut 2
Black Rustic 3
Blair's Shoulder-knot 1
Dark Chestnut 1
Double-striped Pug 2
Feathered Thorn 2
Green-brindled Crescent 4
Large Wainscot 1
Merveille du Jour 2
November Moth sp 3
Red-green Carpet 1
Red-line Quaker 1
Silver Y 3
Turnip Moth 2
Vine's Rustic 1
White-point 3

Micro Moths

Acleris rhombana 1
Epiphyas postvittana 7
Udea ferrugalis 9

Angle Shades

Pale November Moth

 

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 14:53