The Monmouthshire Moth and Butterfly Group is an informal group who share an interest in recording moths in and around Greater Gwent. The group communicates mainly through the blog page, and Martin produces a regular newsletter.
Most group members have their own moth traps and record moths on a fairly regular basis in their own gardens.
Some record every week and contribute their records to the Garden Moth Scheme, which is working towards generating a long-term quantitative UK-wide database of over 200 common species of moth.
We also trap moths throughout the county, generally using battery-operated mobile traps, and of course we also search for moths during the day.
All moth records for the area are collated by the County Recorder, currently Martin Anthoney.
The database currently contains around 260,000 records, all of which can be found on this website.
Over 1400 species have been recorded now and we usually add a few new species every year.
If you are interested in finding out more, do contact SEWBReC even if you know nothing at all about moths.
Most of our members started as complete beginners, but we provide help and support, including help with identifying the moths that you come across.
