Jo Davies a local moth expert shares his highlights of the year with the Falls of Clyde team!

“Moth night and butterfly transect Clyde Valley reserve 26^th May. Almost the last good day of the summer. A Japanese visitor attended and could not believe he was in Scotland as the weather was so good. An excellent haul of moths most appreciated by a 12 year old boy, who much enjoyed setting the creatures free; although he managed to persuade a few to travel home with him to North Lanarkshire, where they were released in his garden. I believe he now wants his own moth trap.

Glasgow Natural History Society visit to Nethan reserve 10^th August. Several moth traps were set up overnight. Another good day, warm and sunny. Over 50 species of moths, including several species I had not seen before. The Dotted Carpet and Slender Brindle were especially memorable. The latter is a moth which has only recently moved into Scotland, so it was good to see it in such a central location.”