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Conservationists and the public will be heading for the woods for the UK’s annual Moth Night event this week.

Moth enthusiasts, conservationists and the public are being encouraged to head for the woods for the UK’s annual Moth Night event this week.

Moth enthusiasts, conservationists and the public will be heading for the woods for the UK’s annual Moth Night event this week.

BBC News By Helen Briggs image captionThere are 2,500 moth species in the UK Lockdown sparked a surge in interest in moths, with a rise in rare species spotted last year. Sightings were up by about a third - and many counties across the UK recorded species new to their area. Experts are heartened by a new found fascination for the insects, which they say are ecologically important but underappreciated and under threat. They say July is the perfect month to find moths - and are calling for the public to go in search of them. Mark Tunmore, editor of Atropos, the journal for butterfly, moth and ...

Abandoned in 1927 and left to ruin for almost a century, it took a team of brave (or foolhardy?) developers to decide that Bodmin Jail had the potential to become a hotel and tourist attraction. Bats, pigeons, neighbouring builders and covid-19 ensured that realising their vision was easier said ...