Insects

With its variety of habitats, including meadow, woodland, scrub, dyke and pond the Hook is rich in both day time and night time insect life.

Butterflies

  • Essex Skippers on Field Scabious
  • Orange Tip
  • Comma sunning itself

Throughout the summer volunteers walk a weekly transect along the same route observing, identifying and recording the butterflies they see.

We have recorded 21 species altogether. Each year presents its own challenges for butterflies, whether it’s a drought that dries up their food plants, or a cold spring that stops them flying, however, it is encouraging to see the increasing number of butterflies being observed on the reserve.

Our work in creating and maintaining a varied habitat with lots more wildflowers is paying off.

To see the species and numbers of The Hook Butterflies 2023Download

Moths

Moth Watch on The Hook

There is a regular ‘Moth Watch’ on The Hook when Mike Hill and fellow moth enthusiasts set up moth attracting lights and see what flies in

In July 2022 we recorded 75 species The-Hook-Moths-July-2022Download