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Noteworthy records of microlepidoptera obtained in the British Isles during 2023 are summarised. This includes nine species new to the British Isles, at least two of which are already breeding. numerous new vice-county records are detailed, with notable observations of 427 species in total. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spiny Hook-tip Watsonalla uncinula (Borkhausen, 1790) is confirmed as a British species from Gloucestershire, Glamorgan and Somerset in 2023. Previous photographic evidence suggests the species may have been present in Britain since at least 2021. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Noteworthy records of microlepidoptera obtained in the British Isles during 2022 are summarised. This includes three species new to the British Isles, one of which is already breeding. Numerous new vice-county records are detailed, with notable observations of 464 species in total. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Noteworthy records of microlepidoptera obtained in the British Isles during 2021 are summarised. This includes two species new to the British Isles. A further two new species are reported from previous years. numerous new vice-county records are detailed, with notable observations of 420 species in total. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Searches for larvae of Forester Ascita statices (Linnaeus, 1758) were carried out in the spring, late summer and early autumn of 2021 at a colliery spoil site in Glamorgan, South Wales. Spring larval searches were unproductive, with no larvae being recorded. Egg batches, leaf mines and early to mid instar larvae were, however, relatively easy to find in August and September. Young larvae appear surprisingly mobile, being able to disperse to new plants once their natal plants are exhausted. Small plants of Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa L. are preferred at this site. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Noteworthy records of microlepidoptera obtained in the British Isles during 2020 are summarised. this includes two species new to the British Isles, one of which is already breeding. Numerous new vice-county records are detailed, with notable observations of 459 species in total. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rediscovery of Dusky Clearwing Paranthrene tabaniformis (Rottemburg, 1775) (Lep.: Sesiidae) in Britain is reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Noteworthy records of microlepidoptera obtained in the British Isles during 2019 are summarised. This includes three species new to the British Isles, although all are now known to have been found in previous years. numerous new vice-county records are detailed, with notable observations of 456 species in total. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new moth list for Wales is introduced. Differences from the British Isles Checklist are presented as well as details of previously unpublished records of species new for Wales. The new list comprises 1832 moth species (excluding adventives), which is 74% of the total for the British Isles. The list is considered provisional at the current time. The full list is available only in electronic format, as a pdf; a download link is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Noteworthy records of microlepidoptera obtained in the British Isles during 2018 are summarised, including three species new to the British Isles. Numerous new vice-county records are detailed, with notable records of 430 species in total being reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Noteworthy records of microlepidoptera obtained in the British Isles during 2017 are summarised, including three species new to the British Isles and a further four species that were new to the British Isles in previous years but were announced during 2017. Numerous new vice-county records are reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abandoned metalliferous mine wastes can result in severe pollution and have aesthetic impacts on the local environment. Use of a vegetation cover gives a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable method of stabilising and reclaiming wastes such as mine-spoils and tailings. Many characteristics of metalliferous wastes are often inimical to successful vegetation establishment, most notably phytotoxic levels of residual heavy metals, low nutrient status and poor physical structure of the substratum. Current approaches to revegetation and reclamation involve both ameliorative and adaptive strategies to allow plant establishment and encourage subsequent vegetation development. Different techniques of revegetation are available for temperate and arid, subtropical regions depending on the characteristics of the waste. These include direct seeding with commercially available plants, use of cover and barrier systems and the enhancement of natural revegetation processes.