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Attracted to pheromone lure (FUN).

On Alnus glutinosa catkins.

On birch

Caught in moth trap.
Acleris emargana?

Caught in moth trap.

This mother is helping her pup molt.

Growing in woodland.

Caught indoors.

Growing in sheep-grazed pasture.

Early instar nymph.

Ovipositing.

Being parasitized by several types of mites

Thanks @philipmarkosso for ID assistance

Eggs laid in Pinus sylvestris needles (plus female).
Larvae which hatched from these eggs shown here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89473983

Mating pair.

Roosting in outbuilding.

Just a guess on the ID

Attracted to FUN lure.

Note the tiny fly/wasp on the left-hand edge of the wing towards the head.

Eating a small fly

Wing span 85mm at rest.
Been trapped inside the house for a number of days, caught and ready for release outside.

After a heavy rain

Growing in woodland.

Leafspot on Viscum album.

Found in cut hay.
7mm long.

Swept from Alnus glutinosa.

Female

Caterpillar feeding on Rosa canina.

Egg on Cardamine pratensis.

Emerged indoors from a potted Narcissus tazetta.

Should be Melitaea celadussa ( southern Heath Fritillary )

Didn't expect to find a snake on Boxing Day, not even a dead one.

Still from trailcam video.