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Over the years, I too have regularly been meeting with moths. So far, I have encountered 891 species just in my own garden in Sussex. But most of these moths came to me: I have an ancient metal Robinson trap, inherited from my grandfather, which lures them to a mercury vapour bulb. Katty Baird, how-ever,
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.
However, experts have raised concerns about a 46% drop in numbers of moths in Scotland. The latest research shows that their abundance almost halved between 1990 and 2018 and is continuing to decline while one species has declined by as much as 62%. Climate change and habitat loss as a result of deterimental land management has been attributed for the decline. Entomology experts say moths can tell us a lot about the health of our environment because they are found in so many different habitats and have a high sensitivity to environmental changes. READ MORE: Research has shown they p...
Moth numbers in Scotland have continued to decline during the past three decades, though their distribution across the country has increased. The latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator survey has found that moth abundance has almost halved, falling 46 per cent between 1990 and 2018 and continuing to deepen over the short-term. Meanwhile moth occupancy - the distribution of the insects across Scotland - has increased by 16% between 1990 and 2016. The report, compiled by Butterfly Conservation for NatureScot, is made possible by an incredible 1.4 million records from volunteer observer...