Identify moths
Identify moths. Have a look at our moth ID sheet to work out what kind of moth you have spotted.
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Buff-tip moth
It is so easy to miss this clever little moth. It is a master of disguise, blending in perfectly as it looks just like the twig of a birch tree! Flying only at night, the buff-tip moth can be seen…
Moths and mothing
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Come and learn all about moths
Reddish buff
A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.
Moths in the mail
As moths get the Royal Mail stamp of approval, we celebrate the ten special species they’ve chosen to spotlight.
Blashford Lakes: Autumn Wildlife Explorers
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Join us for a morning of autumn wildlife exploration at Blashford Lakes!
Celebrating Elke Mackenzie: Explorer, scientist and lichenologist, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month
Finley Reynolds, Co-Chair of The Wildlife Trusts' Out for Nature network, explores the legacy of Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural…
Puss moth
The puss moth is a large and fluffy moth, with a very strange looking caterpillar.
Winter moth
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
Brimstone moth
The brimstone moth is a yellow, night-flying moth with distinctive brown-and-white spots on its angular forewings. It frequently visits gardens, but also likes woods, scrub and grasslands.
December moth
This fluffy moth is one of the few species that fly in winter.
Fox moth
The large, fluffy caterpillars of this moth are often seen in summer and early spring.