CONSERVATIONISTS and the public will be heading for the woods for the UK’s annual Moth Night event this week.
The event is running between 19 May to 21 May.
Dr David Roy, head of the Biological Records Centre at UKCEH, says: “For Moth Night 2022 we’re encouraging the public to look for and submit sightings of moths in woodland"
Moth Night highlights the important role played by the UK moth, who are "the unsung heroes of our native wildlife".
Woodland, the theme of this year’s event, is a vital habitat for moths.
Mark Tunmore, editor of the journal Atropos and Moth Night founder, says: “Common broad-leaved trees such as birches, oaks and willows support hundreds of different moth species in the UK"
Dr Richard Fox, head of science at the charity Butterfly Conservation, added: “Government commitments to increase tree cover are very welcome. Allowing natural regeneration of woodland and more tree planting will greatly benefit moths as well as helping to tackle the climate crisis."
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