Surge in mothing during lockdown (1 Viewer)

[Andy Adcock]

Nature: Backyard moth spotting rises during lockdown

Experts are heartened by a new found interest in the "underappreciated and under-threat" insects.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[aeshna5]

Saw this earlier. Good bit of PR for moths & pleased to see their popularity increase. It really irks me that so many people associate a whole group with a handful of pest species indoors.

 

[JWN Andrewes]

I had to start a separate mothing WhatsApp group at work because moths were starting to swamp the birders group.

 

[Rubia]

I spotted that on the BBC website a couple of hours ago. I certainly took it up in response to needing some nature that came to me if I couldn't go to nature during lockdown. I think you could see that more people had taken it up by the fact that I struggled to get a Robinson MV when I did, I believe I might have got the last one available as most stockists didn't have any and I paid a premium using the company I did for their last one.
Two friends also took it up at that time too.