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Abigail Lowe
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Interdisciplinary Ecologist at UKCEH 🌳
Citizen/Community Science 🌍 Pollinators 🐝 eDNA 🧬 Cymraes ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Views own.
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Abigail Lowe @abigaillowe.bsky.social · Aug 7
Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡

At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image.

Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work.

More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV...

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
A top-down image of 12 various moths on a green egg carton.
Reposted by Abigail Lowe
kojamf.bsky.social
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
We've been engaging farmers with moth monitoring from the Chilterns to Pembrokeshire. Using portable bucket traps and an AI based app - farmers love uncovering hidden biodiversity!

Read my blog here:
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

@ukceh.bsky.social @mjopocock.bsky.social

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Engaging farmers in moth monitoring to support biodiversity
UKCEH has recently been working with farmers to monitor biodiversity on their land using innovative equipment and simple recording methods to make moth trapping accessible to all. What started in the ...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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nation.cymru
Data released this week shows that the number of people in Wales recycling their food waste has risen to 86% in 2025. To be the number one nation in the world, people In Wales just need to recycle 5 per cent more of the food that ends up in the rubbish bin
Marathon effort puts Wales just 5% off becoming the world’s number one recycling nation
Data released by the campaign Be Mighty. Recycle. this week shows that the number of people in Wales recycling their food waste has risen from 80% in 2024 to 86% in 2025. To take gold in the global re...
nation.cymru
September 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Big thanks to my colleagues at UKCEH for supporting yesterday's #MacmillanCoffeeMorning in memory of my Dad.

Together we raised over £650, edging me closer to my new target of £3000. Ready for Cardiff Half next weekend!

www.justgiving.com/page/mighty-... 💚
Photo of me behind the table selling cakes at UKCEH Wallingford for Macmillan Coffee Morning
September 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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martinswarren.bsky.social
This important study takes a bit of reading to get the nuances. It’s hard to believe there has been no overall decline because of previous studies on UK Leps, but it seems like climate change is creating as many winners as habitat losers. Perhaps because UK is in N Europe where sp can still spread?
rothamsted.bsky.social Rothamsted Research @rothamsted.bsky.social · Sep 22
📣New Study: Collapse in UK insect populations may be overstated, but local communities are being reshaped by CC & development 🐝🪲🦋🦗🪰🐞@btobirds.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/insects...
September 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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People say "autism never used to exist" and then you go to the Natural History Museum and the exhibit has a caption like "Born in 1762, The Revd [name] was famously irascible, steadfast in his routine, and dedicated his life to collecting 25,000 rare beetle specimens".
rolandmcs.bsky.social Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · Sep 23
Fundamentally, the headbanging Right doesn't believe Autism (or ADHD) exists. Or in so far as it does exist, a human conspiracy has created it.

We're back to their core outlook that 'It didn't exist back in the good old days so can't exist now.'

'It must just be some modern woke Marxist nonsense'.
September 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Last call for any images of multiple moths on egg cartons before the season is over! Can you help us reach our target? Please repost!
abigaillowe.bsky.social Abigail Lowe @abigaillowe.bsky.social · Aug 7
Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡

At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image.

Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work.

More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV...

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
A top-down image of 12 various moths on a green egg carton.
September 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
❗Call for Talks: Farmer Citizen Science @ecsa.ngo 2026

🚜 Have a project with farmers, farmland, or the agri-food chain? Submit to our session!

🌽 Exploring how citizen science can transform food systems

🔗 Deadline Oct 7 tinyurl.com/mr39d2ty

#citizenscience #farming
September 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Twin-spotted Quaker (Anorthoa munda), Carms 2022.
Welsh name Crynwr Dau Smotyn - meaning two spot quaker.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Twin-spotted Quaker (Anorthoa munda) resting on a white surface. The moth has pale brownish-grey forewings with two distinct pairs of black spots near the outer edge, and a slightly furry thorax.
September 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa), Carms 2020.
Welsh name Brithyn Llwydolau - meaning dusky speckled one.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) resting on a person’s fingers. The forewings are dark brownish-grey with mottled markings.
September 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides), Carms 2021.
Welsh name Gwyfyn Bwâu Llwydfelyn - meaning beige arches moth.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) resting on an egg carton. The forewings are patterned with creamy-white arched bands and intricate brown markings, creating a marbled, stone-like appearance.
September 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Have photos of multiple moths on egg trays from the UK?

At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image

Reply with your images to help us reach our goal - make sure most moths are roughly identifiable

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth

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September 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Clai Lloerol - meaning lunar clay.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) resting on a green egg carton, showing its dark forewings marked with a distinct black and pale white pattern.
September 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Llinell Goch - meaning red line.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria) resting on a textured surface, showing its pale cream wings crossed by a distinctive diagonal pink stripe.
September 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Crwbach Gwelw - meaning pale hunchback.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) resting on a vertical dry grass stem. The moth's light brown and grey tones blend with the stem, providing excellent camouflage. Its distinctive pointed forewings and slightly upturned resting posture are visible.
August 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Canary Shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Carpiog Gwar Melyn - meaning yellow nape ragged.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) resting on a white container, showing its bright yellow thorax, orange-brown patterned wings, and feathery antennae.
August 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Smotyn Sgwar Bach - meaning small square spot.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) resting on a person's fingers, showing mottled brown forewings with faint cross-lines and a distinctive small square mark near the centre.
August 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Clai Chwe Rhesen - meaning six row clay.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) resting on a green egg carton, showing warm brown forewings with six fine, parallel dark lines and pale kidney-shaped marks, creating a subtly striped appearance
August 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Llwyd Vine - meaning grey vine.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) resting on a green egg carton. It is a grayish-brown moth with subtle, mottled wing patterns. The wings are marked with faint kidney and oval markings. The moth's overall appearance is soft and muted, a distinctive character of this species.
August 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by Abigail Lowe
mjopocock.bsky.social
Doing moth trapping in the UK this weekend?
Can you help us gather lots of images of moths on egg cartons from your trap?
Help us develop a tool making moth recording easier for more people
Tks! #mothsmateer #teammoth
@richardfoxbc.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
@upperthames.bsky.social
abigaillowe.bsky.social Abigail Lowe @abigaillowe.bsky.social · Aug 7
Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡

At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image.

Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work.

More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV...

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
A top-down image of 12 various moths on a green egg carton.
August 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
White-point (Mythimna albipuncta), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Gwensgod Smotyn Gwyn - meaning white spot wainscot.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
White--point (Mythimna albipuncta) resting on a green egg carton. Its wings are brown with two distinct white spots on its forewings.
August 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Bachadain Fylchog meaning scalloped hook-tip.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria) resting on a green leaf among grass. The moth has scalloped wing edges and fine, dark brown lines across its wings with two black spots on each forewing.
August 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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willowglass12.bsky.social
To all moth trappers out there Do you have any humerous stories regarding moths and moth trapping?any mishaps/memorable moments etc. I did hear of a trap getting hit by lightning once?My father is writing a book and he wants to include some quirky moth elements into a short fictional story #teammoth
August 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
abigaillowe.bsky.social
Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Gwensgod Gyffredin - meaning common wainscot.

#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) resting on an egg carton, showing pale straw-coloured forewings with fine parallel streaks and faint dots, giving a smooth, silky appearance.
August 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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ukceh.bsky.social
🦋 New UKCEH research with @naturalengland.bsky.social and @btobirds.bsky.social shows the positive impacts of agri-environment schemes (AES) on butterflies.

Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social

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Positive impacts of agri‐environment schemes on butterflies from multiple evidence sources
Our results provide support for positive effects of AES on butterflies in England from multiple sources of evidence, providing confidence that these schemes are providing tangible benefits for butter...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM