Steve Chapple
@stevechapple.bsky.social
Mainly - moths, Somerset cricket, Villa and cooking
I've called on the UK Government to license gamebird shooting in England and give Hen Harriers the protection they deserve.
Please help spread the word - contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible birds!
action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...
Please help spread the word - contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible birds!
action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...
Save Our Hen Harriers!
It’s time for the UK Government to license gamebird shooting in England and give Hen Harriers the protection they deserve.
Contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible ...
action.rspb.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM
I've called on the UK Government to license gamebird shooting in England and give Hen Harriers the protection they deserve.
Please help spread the word - contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible birds!
action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...
Please help spread the word - contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible birds!
action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...
A beautiful dark Mottled Umber last night along with 8 December Moths (a record here) and a Dark Arches my latest record by over 2 months! #teammoth
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A beautiful dark Mottled Umber last night along with 8 December Moths (a record here) and a Dark Arches my latest record by over 2 months! #teammoth
By chance I found a Fiery Miner (Chrysoesthia drurella) in the garden last year. A few weeks ago I found its leaf mines and larvae and yesterday one of these beautiful, tiny, moths emerged.
August 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
By chance I found a Fiery Miner (Chrysoesthia drurella) in the garden last year. A few weeks ago I found its leaf mines and larvae and yesterday one of these beautiful, tiny, moths emerged.
A Red Twin-spot Carpet, Shoulder, Stripe, The Streamer and Oak-tree Pug along with another 7 new species for 2025 was a good sign but only 30 moths was disappointing.
April 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A Red Twin-spot Carpet, Shoulder, Stripe, The Streamer and Oak-tree Pug along with another 7 new species for 2025 was a good sign but only 30 moths was disappointing.
This March Moth from last night was probably the most attractive one I have ever found. Small Quaker and Twin-spotted Quaker were also new for 2025 #teammoth
March 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This March Moth from last night was probably the most attractive one I have ever found. Small Quaker and Twin-spotted Quaker were also new for 2025 #teammoth
A very smart Agonopterix alstromeriana (Hemlock Moth) in the trap last night.
February 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A very smart Agonopterix alstromeriana (Hemlock Moth) in the trap last night.
At last a mild dry(ish) night so the actinics were pressed into action. 9 moths of 7 species including an Oak Beauty, Early Grey and a Grey Shoulder-knot.
February 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
At last a mild dry(ish) night so the actinics were pressed into action. 9 moths of 7 species including an Oak Beauty, Early Grey and a Grey Shoulder-knot.
The wingless, female, Mottled Umber Moth found in the garden yesterday.
January 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The wingless, female, Mottled Umber Moth found in the garden yesterday.
My first December Acleris schalleriana (Viburnum Tortrix) at the window last night.
December 2, 2024 at 1:31 PM
My first December Acleris schalleriana (Viburnum Tortrix) at the window last night.
Any ideas what this is? Found feeding within a dead thistle stem - noctuid, black head and prothoracic plate.
November 26, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Any ideas what this is? Found feeding within a dead thistle stem - noctuid, black head and prothoracic plate.