#PoorPhotographs 😞 A poor night here, not too surprising as it was a cool 10 degrees C with a Harvest Moon! Good to get a nice Beaded Chestnut, NFY in rural #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels garden #TeamMoth #MothsMatter @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
![Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis). New for year in rural #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels farden. Cool night with Harvest Moon!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3b5tom6fopr7c2xszlqpb2oi/bafkreiba2rtwvmlxflvn76ghitduuxokewzf66ymthfi4ahgasy4frlhry)
![Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis). New for year in rural #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels farden. Cool night with Harvest Moon!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3b5tom6fopr7c2xszlqpb2oi/bafkreielp2q7f4ocdmmq5yaeztl4piwsugvbghhui2zjcmgfak77viemdm)
September 27, 2026 at 8:10 AM
#PoorPhotographs 😞 A poor night here, not too surprising as it was a cool 10 degrees C with a Harvest Moon! Good to get a nice Beaded Chestnut, NFY in rural #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels garden #TeamMoth #MothsMatter @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
Had been hoping for Rush Veneer in home trap, frustratingly this one was about 100 yards outwith domestic curtiledge 😔 #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
September 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Had been hoping for Rush Veneer in home trap, frustratingly this one was about 100 yards outwith domestic curtiledge 😔 #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
September 28, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Always nice get a fresh September Thorn (Ennomos erosaria) in the Actinic trap NFY garden list 🦋 #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #MothsMatter #TeamMoth @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
August 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Always nice get a fresh September Thorn (Ennomos erosaria) in the Actinic trap NFY garden list 🦋 #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #MothsMatter #TeamMoth @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
Another of last night's #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #Moths visiting the garden
Nymphula nitidulata aka
Beautiful China-mark in nice condition #MothsMatter
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Nymphula nitidulata aka
Beautiful China-mark in nice condition #MothsMatter
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June 25, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Another of last night's #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #Moths visiting the garden
Nymphula nitidulata aka
Beautiful China-mark in nice condition #MothsMatter
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@ynuorg.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social
Nymphula nitidulata aka
Beautiful China-mark in nice condition #MothsMatter
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@ynuorg.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social
#PoorBeeflyPhoto Zoom in for #HumberheadLevels Bombylius major enjoying the sunny weather earlier today 😎 at least four individuals observed around #Yorkshire garden 🙂 #Entomology @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
April 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
#PoorBeeflyPhoto Zoom in for #HumberheadLevels Bombylius major enjoying the sunny weather earlier today 😎 at least four individuals observed around #Yorkshire garden 🙂 #Entomology @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
Always nice to find a Chocolate-tip, particularly on an otherwise poor night with just 10/4 in my actinic trap😔 Becoming more common in #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #garden #Lepidoptera #MothsMatter
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April 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Always nice to find a Chocolate-tip, particularly on an otherwise poor night with just 10/4 in my actinic trap😔 Becoming more common in #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #garden #Lepidoptera #MothsMatter
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Worn but welcome Oak Hook-tip (Watsonolalla binaria) in last night's Actinic in rural garden #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #TeamMoth #MothsMatter @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social
August 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Worn but welcome Oak Hook-tip (Watsonolalla binaria) in last night's Actinic in rural garden #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #TeamMoth #MothsMatter @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social
#WorldPeatlandsDay Statutory agency had total management control since 2004 but it takes the voluntary sector to step up with innovative #sphagnum propogation to help restore #Thorne & #Hatfield Moors SSSI #ClimateChange ##HumberheadLevels #Peat
June 2, 2026 at 9:29 AM
#WorldPeatlandsDay Statutory agency had total management control since 2004 but it takes the voluntary sector to step up with innovative #sphagnum propogation to help restore #Thorne & #Hatfield Moors SSSI #ClimateChange ##HumberheadLevels #Peat
My first Large Red #Damselfly of the year in the garden. Sheltered out of the wind & soaking up the sun on a nettle #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #Odonata
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April 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
My first Large Red #Damselfly of the year in the garden. Sheltered out of the wind & soaking up the sun on a nettle #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #Odonata
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In excess of 100 of these delightful Sarcoscypha coccinea aka Scarlet Elf Cup 🍄 Cool but pleasant visit to Lincs. Wildlife Trust at #Epworth Turbary #Fungi #HumberheadLevels
January 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In excess of 100 of these delightful Sarcoscypha coccinea aka Scarlet Elf Cup 🍄 Cool but pleasant visit to Lincs. Wildlife Trust at #Epworth Turbary #Fungi #HumberheadLevels
Broken-barred Carpet from last night's Actinic session, once regarded as an uncommon species in #Yorkshire but increasing in recent years #HumberheadLevels #MothsMatter
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June 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Broken-barred Carpet from last night's Actinic session, once regarded as an uncommon species in #Yorkshire but increasing in recent years #HumberheadLevels #MothsMatter
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Two more #HumberheadLevels festive #fungi 🍄 finds Trametes versicolor aka Turkey tail growing on Hazel coppice & Flammulina velutipes aka Velvet shank #fungi 🍄🟫
January 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Two more #HumberheadLevels festive #fungi 🍄 finds Trametes versicolor aka Turkey tail growing on Hazel coppice & Flammulina velutipes aka Velvet shank #fungi 🍄🟫
#BadMothPhotography Orange Footman a species which has seen increased numbers reported over the last couple of years #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire #MothsMatter
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June 7, 2026 at 10:42 PM
#BadMothPhotography Orange Footman a species which has seen increased numbers reported over the last couple of years #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire #MothsMatter
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Described in many texts as "highly variable", can't say I'd disagree with that assessment of Clouded Drab
#HumberheadLevels #garden
#Lepidoptera #MothsMatter
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#HumberheadLevels #garden
#Lepidoptera #MothsMatter
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April 19, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Described in many texts as "highly variable", can't say I'd disagree with that assessment of Clouded Drab
#HumberheadLevels #garden
#Lepidoptera #MothsMatter
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#HumberheadLevels #garden
#Lepidoptera #MothsMatter
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#MothsMatter Always pleased to get one of these beauties in the trap. Privet Hawk-moth. Our largest hawk-moth & once regarded as a mainly southern species. #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire #Lepidoptera
May 31, 2026 at 9:25 AM
#MothsMatter Always pleased to get one of these beauties in the trap. Privet Hawk-moth. Our largest hawk-moth & once regarded as a mainly southern species. #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire #Lepidoptera
#BadButterflyPhotograhy Green-veined White #butterfly in a #HumberheadLevels #garden enjoying an abundance of hawthorn on a sunny afternoon #Yorkshire #Lepidoptera
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April 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
#BadButterflyPhotograhy Green-veined White #butterfly in a #HumberheadLevels #garden enjoying an abundance of hawthorn on a sunny afternoon #Yorkshire #Lepidoptera
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Puccinia violae a rust found on small clump of violets in #HumberheadLevels garden🌿 A non-host-shifting rust that is only found on viola spp.🪻 Can be found on all parts of infected plant🍃
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April 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Puccinia violae a rust found on small clump of violets in #HumberheadLevels garden🌿 A non-host-shifting rust that is only found on viola spp.🪻 Can be found on all parts of infected plant🍃
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On the way to meet up with Isle of Axholme & Doncaster East MP Lee Pitcher on #Hatfield Moors SSSI on a crisp -6 deg.C Winter morning A range of #peat & site related issues to discuss 🦉🐍🐝🪲🐞🕷🪰🌾 #HumberheadLevels
January 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
On the way to meet up with Isle of Axholme & Doncaster East MP Lee Pitcher on #Hatfield Moors SSSI on a crisp -6 deg.C Winter morning A range of #peat & site related issues to discuss 🦉🐍🐝🪲🐞🕷🪰🌾 #HumberheadLevels
A fair few Brimstone eggs laid yesterday, guess this number will make short work of the Alder Buckthorn sapling's unfurling leaves when the caterpillars hatch out 🐛Brimstone is our longest living species & one which over winters as an adult 🦋 #HumberheadLevels #Lepidoptera #Butterflies
April 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A fair few Brimstone eggs laid yesterday, guess this number will make short work of the Alder Buckthorn sapling's unfurling leaves when the caterpillars hatch out 🐛Brimstone is our longest living species & one which over winters as an adult 🦋 #HumberheadLevels #Lepidoptera #Butterflies
More #BadButterflyPhotograhy This time one of today's numerous Speckled Woods other species very active included Orange-tip, Holly Blue, Peacock & a Red Admiral challenging the SWs 🦋 #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
April 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
More #BadButterflyPhotograhy This time one of today's numerous Speckled Woods other species very active included Orange-tip, Holly Blue, Peacock & a Red Admiral challenging the SWs 🦋 #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Wonder what 'predator' removed the end of this chrysalis to feed (?) on its contents? Hymenoptera spp perhaps? #HumberheadLevels #Parasitica @ianbeavis.bsky.social @suillia.bsky.social @brianecambs.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Wonder what 'predator' removed the end of this chrysalis to feed (?) on its contents? Hymenoptera spp perhaps? #HumberheadLevels #Parasitica @ianbeavis.bsky.social @suillia.bsky.social @brianecambs.bsky.social
Three of last night's #HumberheadLevels green moths 🙂 Always nice to see Blotched Emerald, found on a vane & the Light Emerald on the box with the Green Pug actually in the trap 🙂 #MothsMatter #Yorkshire #Lepidoptera @ynuorg.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
June 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Three of last night's #HumberheadLevels green moths 🙂 Always nice to see Blotched Emerald, found on a vane & the Light Emerald on the box with the Green Pug actually in the trap 🙂 #MothsMatter #Yorkshire #Lepidoptera @ynuorg.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
An interesting #HumberheadLevels find, a female Southern Oak Bush-cricket found by a friend on her car earlier today. #Thorne #Doncaster #Yorkshire #Orthoptera
First recorded in UK in 2001 so a recent ish addition, a predator of Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner according to the literature!
First recorded in UK in 2001 so a recent ish addition, a predator of Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner according to the literature!
September 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
An interesting #HumberheadLevels find, a female Southern Oak Bush-cricket found by a friend on her car earlier today. #Thorne #Doncaster #Yorkshire #Orthoptera
First recorded in UK in 2001 so a recent ish addition, a predator of Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner according to the literature!
First recorded in UK in 2001 so a recent ish addition, a predator of Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner according to the literature!
Dashing out to Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum's AGM & got slightly distracted by this handsome Oedemera nobilis climbing up the cottage wall! #Coleoptera #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire #Beetles
June 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Dashing out to Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum's AGM & got slightly distracted by this handsome Oedemera nobilis climbing up the cottage wall! #Coleoptera #HumberheadLevels #Yorkshire #Beetles