Species

Six-spot burnet moth

The six-spot burnet moth is a day-flying moth that flies with a slow, fluttering pattern. Look for it alighting on knapweeds and thistles in grassy places. It is glossy black, with six red spots…

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Identify moths

Identify moths. Have a look at our moth ID sheet to work out what kind of moth you have spotted.
Species

Salad burnet

A low-growing herb of chalk and limestone grassland, Salad burnet lives up to its name - it is a popular addition to salads and smells of cucumber when crushed!

Species

Great burnet

The egg-shaped, crimson flower heads of Great burnet give this plant the look of a lollipop! It can be found on floodplain meadows - a declining habitat which is under serious threat.

Species

Burnet companion

This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.

Event

Coastal explorer - Knott End

This link will open on the Lancashire Wildlife Trust website.

For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together

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Coastal explorer - Knott End

This link will open on the The Bay website.

For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together

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Coastal explorer - Rossall Tower

This link will open on the The Bay website.

For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together

Event

Coastal explorer - Rossall Tower

This link will open on the Lancashire Wildlife Trust website.

For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together

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Moth trapping

This link will open on the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust website.

Weekly moth trapping with our conservation intern Rhodri, come and see what's been caught!

Species

Puss moth

The puss moth is a large and fluffy moth, with a very strange looking caterpillar.