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We noticed these on Maltby common about 4 years ago, a few and only along one side of the common, seen them every year since, and then a couple of years ago a lot more on a patch of Maltby pit tip thats been rewilding itself for 20 odd years

is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's Super Entomologist!

Alright Trevor, love the channel, good commentary, fascinating topics - will admit I'm biased to p' E's because of BB - and a good quality of footage. But why the nail varnish... and why black...? Apologies if you've been through this before, but I'm intrigued and I'm not savvy enough to find an extant answer. Cheers.

Just brilliant Trevor, you need eyes like a hawk, but you know the tell tale signs to look for, what a truly amazing life cycle of this Butterfly overwintering exposed on a branch until the spring, great photographs, nature is truly wondefull, and thanks for putting the effort in to show this. I watched your video on the vandalism that was done by the flail hope this little Purple emperor maks it, all the best Terry.

Truly grateful for your efforts to be able to watch your findings- to be given this glimpse is very special- thank you for sharing ☺️👌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

This has quickly become one of my favourite channels on youtube. It's a bit like the places you visit, not a lot of traffic or noise, just quiet comfort. Greetings from India, never change your format.

Hello again Trevor. I spoke to you a couple of weeks ago about garden tigers down south(herts). It's about 9.15 and my front doors still open thanks to a lovely day. One just flew in, done a circle in my living room and shot out again! And that's not couting the one that came in last night and needed releasing this morning. I feel I must be at the epicentre of their breeding population this year....

Here in the North West we have ragwort All over were we walk... I looked because I wanted the kids to identify the moth....but we did not see one. I believe they WILL be back. We keep observing. Have a great rest of your day and Thank You. ⚓❣️🐓

What a great session Trevor, I can only hope I can get a tenth of your success when my trap arrives, our box hedge suffered from box moth, and I found lots of caterpillars and adults, a very pretty moth in both forms, wonderful video looking forward to your next upload, all the very best, Terry.

Amothing. I couldnt imothine a world without geometry and moth .

Red admiral overindulgde in sting nettle here in nz . I seen the crysalis wiggle wiggling like crazy!

Some crackers there that are missing from my garden this year. Saying that, usually only get one or two of some of them if I'm lucky. As for Box Tree's , I've had loads this year. Must be over 30-35 now. Six in one night was my best. And yes I long for muggy still nights every year especially on a Saturday night with a few beers.

Back to the best videos on light trapping.

It's amazing how many different species of moth there are, so many beautiful looking moths.

I am glad you see the wasteland as a treasure trove. Dilys is there with you all the time Trevor. X

I think you are too hard on yourself as I can't see anything antisocial about moth trapping, although it is a solitary pursuit maybe. Youre not harming anyone or anything. Plus you are sharing your expertise and images to educate and edify us amateurs, which can only be positive for moth conservation. Keep up the good work I say, (and down with all box moth haters!!!)

What a lovely way to spend a couple of hours or so on a nice summer evening. It must be quite an eye opener, to see just how many species of moths there are in the area.

I'm a simple man, I see Ramblings upload, I watch.

Very enjoyable, great video

just got in from a hard day at work and what better way to relax than to watch this! splendid!

*What a phenomenal Sight- Loads of Moths and some again,I’ve not seen in years- brilliant Watching an absolute thrill 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌*

I've always been attracted to these 'waste' grounds and the wonderful ecosystems that they hold and like you they were everywhere when I was growing up and now few remain.

Unfortunately Trevor I think 2024 will be remembered as the year with very few butterflies

I know what you mean about Box tree moths. I have trapped at least 50 in my garden this year

yes, and dark-barred twin-spot carpet. Always long ones to jot down! Everyone keeps telling me to abbreviate names but I just can't bring myself to do so! Another great video Trevor, I long for the day when black arches pays a visit to my garden trap.

Great night

Lovely! Thank you for showing us these beauties of the night.

Really cool video, i tried to get some photos of Labyrinth spiders last year, here in Suffolk, they were too fast and elusive though.

That looks a nice area of waste ground. Looks like there are a few too many buddleias I think though, you could maybe pull out some of the newer ones I think to preserve some grassland for the future! The buddleias and ragwort are mostly bare of insects this year I agree. :( The Red Admirals and Large White butterflies will be the ones I think that will recover most in numbers next year as they are migratory. Its sad about the Wall Brown, the story's the same where I am in the UK. I am going abroad to Malaga at the end of August, specifically the botanic garden there where there should be nectar sources, so I might see the Wall Brown there, I don't expect to see many butterflies there though due to weather factors (heatwaves and droughts in previous years + the summers are probably too long, dry and hot there for many butterflies) :( maybe some geranium bronze near the cultivated pelargoniums though?

Exactly my experience in the central belt of Scotland.

Just returned from week in Europe and was happy to see people actually growing rosebay willowherb in their gardens, would be pulled out here, just found your channel and subscribed, thankyou

I agree. I love brown field sites, when you have access to them. It's amazing how mother nature reclaims them so fast. There was one near by (By Bescot Railway) that went exactly the same. Full of Buddleias and Knap weed etc. It even had soil mounds that you could climb up. All been developed now. As for Butterflies and Moths, Bee's, Flies etc etc it's dire. Even my drive which has a mix of all colour Buddleias and lots of Valerian and Golden Rod. It's dead !

Stunning! It's always special seeing one. They were quite rare as I remember, it be nice to see more..... and more 😅👍

i live in a flat but there are fields in front of me so i've bought wildflower seed packets to do some guerilla sowing with. teeheehee!

i'm so annoyed at the people pulling them out of the ground! ignorant vandals!

Hi Trevor, I leave lots of nettles on the allotment and we have to very large buddlleia`s but very few Butterflies, I did film a wasp yesterday drinking from the bird bath in the garden for my face book page, but they have also been few and far between.

i love that you think about giving them time to feed. what a nice chap you are!

You are on point as always, Trevor. A little urban oasis, beautiful and so vibrantly alive, yet regarded as worthless by so many people. Your experience was like mine. Next to my childhood home was an overgrown football-field-sized patch of ground that we referred to as the "allotments" - maybe it had been cultivated in the war - and where we spent so much time as children in fresh air and freedom, only being summoned in for lunch or tea! I particularly remember the grasshoppers that were abundant there, and I'm quite sure it was an influence in my lifelong love of Nature,

Developed no destroyed yes,, waste ground ? No ,rich diverse habitat yes,,,,,it all depends whos looking ,some see beauty and some see££££s we know who wins,,,,,😢😢😢

this channel is pure gold!

So few people pay attention to insects and plants (weeds). You do a valuable service by keeping track on what is going on and reporting to us. May I suggest you start a more quantitative survey and keep records from year to year. Maybe you do already? Thanks!

I've decided to remove one particular person's comments on this thread, as I won't stand for personal attacks, especially from those who hide behind anonymity. This channel has generally been free of negative comments so far and I'm proud of that, and those that there have been, have usually come from someone producing no content at all. It's easy to criticise, more difficult to create.

*Simply Stunning 👌👌👌🙌💯* They love these flowers I’m definitely going to have more flowers next year….

It's such a contrast to last year. The red admiral migration was impressive and there seemed to be butterflies everywhere. Plants are thriving in this wet weather though so fingers crossed that the caterpillars do well.

I have a garden hedge with 5 buddlia trees .Until a fortnight ago nothing but now several species of butterfly and bee are visiting. You did mention a while ago about first and second broods . Do all butterflies do this. ? Incidentally my garden shed is a mecca for overwintering lace wings.

my buddleias this year...empty..used to have hundreds of butterflies wasps blue bottles and bees etc,,,great pollenaters.......they are building building everywhere...my fields i played in...the trees i climbed.....no one talks about the devastating effect immigration is having on our wildlife.....how can we build a city the size of newcastle every year.......politicians will fill us up until the niche that allows humans to exist is destroyed......i cry every day...my insects my fish my birds.....gone from the brecon beacons national park.....increasingly people i talk to are scared....we have no voice

The seeker and the Sage. Your not rambling! Bring Richard Vobes two please. Wright wordings matters and a compact idiot proof guide needed to be a time lord of green manners. Raising Hades Alligoryhmic Baphometatron. PS. Inspiraggio. Why Vatican trying to keep it secret. UN scientific research into sounds. I found a place.😮😂😅

Love patches of ground like that, they make me stop and look. They are a lot more interesting and pleasing than human structures... Interesting that the Viper's Bugloss never returned, as you say maybe couldnt compete with grass, does it return in your garden ??

A lovely place to walk. There are plenty of ex-collieries here, but I've not been to see if they're explorable. With regard to recording, what's the proper way to do it if the numbers are thriving? For example, a busy species like Porcellio scaber in a garden. Lift a pot and the colony goes from innumerable to nothing in seconds 🤔

Brilliant footage Trevor, I must admit that spiders are not my favorite but I realise that they fulfil such an important part of the ecosystem, and the web of this spider is amazing, wonderful video 😊👍all the best Terry.