Climate change hasn’t brought tropical animals to our gardens just yet, but big surprises lurk out there in the darkness. Spectacular Garden Tigers, bright pink Elephant Hawk-moths, and intercontinental Humming-bird Hawk-moths provide a touch of the exotic to our garden wildlife.

They might be unseen, but there are lots of moths out there in our gardens, whether you live in the middle of a town or in the heart of the Devon countryside. Hundreds of species can be seen in a single year just in your garden, compared with just a handful or two of butterfly species and a few dozen birds. So moths make up a dazzling diversity of wildlife right on your doorstep.

Find out more about the marvellous moths that live in our Devon gardens come along, this Thursday (28th March) to a free talk by Barry Henwood, County Moth Recorder. See here for details

Garden Tiger (Chris Manley)