Good list for somewhere not intensively surveyed, some very notable additions this year Bordered Sallow (Restharrow, Willow, Oak) and Round-winged Muslin (lichens), as well as the absent ones which reflect both the ebbs and flows of species and the very occasional random methods of survey. Both are grade 2 species in terms of conservation importance in Notts, that’s pretty high up the list of rarity.

It’s a recurring feature that lichen feeders are booming (the footman moths, Common, Scarce, Orange, Dingy, Buff are all doing very well and the Tree Lichen Beauty has become resident from migrant).

Wardens note – Wilwell has been spasmodically recorded over the years since 1983 and the total species count is 221. But Paul has now been visiting on a more regular basis for the last five years and has recorded some 166 moth species of which 42 have been recorded in three or more of those years. How much of this variation is an artefact of recording effort/location and how much is down to natural variation is difficult to say.