Following our excellent ‘Butterflies and magical moths of the Mossie’ Illustrated Talk by Dr Tom Prescott, Species Conservation Officer Butterfly Conservation Scotland, here are the area recorders:

Moth records to…

VC 95, Moray
Michael Taylor, Allasdale, Kinchurdy Road, Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire, PH24 3BP.
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Tel 01479 831060.

VC 96, East Inverness-shire
Pete Moore, 90A High Street, Grantown-on-Spey, Inverness-shire, PH26 3EL
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Tel 01540 661518 or 01479 872261. 


Rannoch sprawler

 Rannoch sprawler 'Brachionycha nubeculosa' a moth to look out for early in the season camouflaged on a birch tree. Taken in Milton Wood Aviemore. © 2010 BSCG.

The nationally scarce dog lichen 'Peltigera britannica' that is considered to be surviving at one site within the area controversially proposed for controversial major development.

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