Country diary: the emperor moth homes in on a potential mate
by Susie White from on (#4EV6J)
Allendale, Northumberland: Less than a minute from setting out the lure, there's a rustling like crumpled dry paper and a blur of wings
The sun-warmed heather of Dryburn Moor stretches away, rust-coloured and hummocky, to a soft horizon of uplands, woods and fields. There's little breeze and clouds barely move in a hazy sky. The right conditions for seeing emperor moths.
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