Rare moth thriving at Northern Ireland training centre

One of the UK’s rarest moths is healthy and thriving in the heart of a military training area in Northern Ireland, according to a recent survey. The annual Scarce Crimson and Gold moth survey took place at Magilligan Training Centre, near Coleraine,County Londonderry. Staff from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), which runs the training area, welcomed the survey team to Magilligan The survey team consisted of staff from the Northern Ireland branch of Butterfly Conservation and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, accompanied by a student from Coleraine University