Episode one of In Conservation, our new podcast! | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants

Our new podcast, In Conservation, is out now. Listen to the first episode, recorded at Pitsford Water nature reserve with Mischa Cross, and find out more about the episode.

Welcome to In Conservation, the podcast of the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants!

Our first episode, Moth Talk with Mischa, was recorded at Pitsford Water nature reserve at the tail end of summer, where Mischa and I opened the daily moth trap and chatted about what we found. Listen now from the link below!

Credits

Podcast host and producer: Sophie Baker
Interviewee: Mischa Cross
Podcast music: Written and performed by James Williams. Mixed and produced by Jared Wentwick.

Some moths from the day

A white moth, wings folded, holds its bright yellow abdomen high as it perches on a finger

Mischa Cross with yellow-tail moth

A small yellow moth, its wings raised above a pompom thorax, on a hand.

Canary-shouldered thorn moth

Spectacle moth on egg box

Spectacle moth

Coxcomb prominent moth, a brown moth with nobbly shoulders, resting on orange material

Coxcomb prominent

Pine hawkmoth, its wings vibrating, resting on a hand

Pine Hawkmoth

A close-up of an orange, very fluffy, moth, with large comb-like antennae

Drinker moth at Pitsford Water nature reserve by Dave Jackson

A grey, cigar-shaped moth with yellow legs and head sitting on a green leaf

Scarce footman moth by Robin Gossage

A moth with cow-print wings and bright orange underwings, perched on green foliage

Garden tiger moth by Mischa Cross

Pitsford Reservoir credit John Showers

Pitsford Reservoir credit John Showers

Pitsford Water nature reserve

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Muslin moth face on

Mischa Cross

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Macro Photography Workshop with Dave Jackson

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Moth trapping (c) Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Attract moths to your own garden

Gardening for wildlife has many benefits - attracting moths is one of them. You can also find out how to set up a simple moth trap at home.

A family walking across a small bridge on an autumnal day

Image credit: Ben Hall/2020VISION

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