Wildlife Watch - Moths and butterflies
Join us as we seek out these fascinating insects. Which ones will you spot?
Join us as we seek out these fascinating insects. Which ones will you spot?
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
The comma has distinctively ragged wing edges, which help to camouflage it - at rest, it looks just like a dead leaf! It prefers woodland edges, but can be spotted feeding on fallen fruit in…
Join us as we forage among the foliage and peer into our pre-dipped pond water, to investigate any interesting invertebrates which may be lurking.
Explore butterflies at NWT Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe.
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
Join ornithologist Carl Chapman on a night walk to seek out the wildlife on the heaths.