{"id":44762,"date":"2026-05-19T15:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=44762"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:44:12","slug":"cannock-chase-clearwing-day-23rd-june-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/cannock-chase-clearwing-day-23rd-june-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannock Chase &#8211; Clearwing Day 23rd June 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>I attended a Clearwing Day at Cannock Chase on 23rd June 2007 specifically to see Welsh Clearwing. Several were attracted to a pheromone lure and showed very well. During the day other species of day time moths were seen &#8211; Map-winged Swift; Welsh Clearwing (2); Red-tipped Clearwing (1); Four Dotted Footman (1); Latticed Heath; Bordered White; Clouded Buff; Shoulder-striped Wainscot; Marbled White-spot. Mottled Beauty; Brown Silver-lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-125-copy-1000x806.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44763\" style=\"width:634px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-125-copy-1000x806.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-125-copy-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-125-copy-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-125-copy-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-125-copy-1536x1238.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-125-copy.jpg 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welsh Clearwing &#8211; \u00a9Tony Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-114-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44764\" style=\"width:637px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-114-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-114-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-114-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-114-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-114-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-114.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welsh Clearwing &#8211; \u00a9Tony Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-126-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44765\" style=\"width:641px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-126-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-126-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-126-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-126-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-126-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-126.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welsh Clearwing &#8211; \u00a9Tony Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-131-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44766\" style=\"width:648px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-131-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-131-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-131-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-131-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-131-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-131.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welsh Clearwing &#8211; \u00a9Tony Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-137-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44767\" style=\"width:652px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-137-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-137-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-137-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-137-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-137-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-24thJune07-137.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welsh Clearwing &#8211; \u00a9Tony Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-exit-hole-24thJune07-085-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44768\" style=\"width:652px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-exit-hole-24thJune07-085-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-exit-hole-24thJune07-085-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-exit-hole-24thJune07-085-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-exit-hole-24thJune07-085-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-exit-hole-24thJune07-085-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Welsh-Clearwing-exit-hole-24thJune07-085.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welsh Clearwing &#8211; exit hole in old Silver Birch tree &#8211; \u00a9Tony Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Four-Dotted-Footman-24thJune07-142-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44769\" style=\"width:649px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Four-Dotted-Footman-24thJune07-142-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Four-Dotted-Footman-24thJune07-142-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Four-Dotted-Footman-24thJune07-142-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Four-Dotted-Footman-24thJune07-142-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Four-Dotted-Footman-24thJune07-142-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Four-Dotted-Footman-24thJune07-142.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Four-dotted Footman &#8211; \u00a9Tony Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clouded-Buff-24thJune07-144-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44770\" style=\"width:651px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clouded-Buff-24thJune07-144-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clouded-Buff-24thJune07-144-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clouded-Buff-24thJune07-144-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clouded-Buff-24thJune07-144-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clouded-Buff-24thJune07-144-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clouded-Buff-24thJune07-144.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clouded Buff &#8211; \u00a9Tony Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I attended a Clearwing Day at Cannock Chase on 23rd June 2007 specifically to see Welsh Clearwing. Several were attracted to a pheromone lure and showed very well. During the day other species of day time moths were seen &#8211; Map-winged Swift; Welsh Clearwing (2); Red-tipped Clearwing (1); Four Dotted Footman (1); Latticed Heath; Bordered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,833],"tags":[255,941,943,942],"class_list":["post-44762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-175","category-moths","tag-cannock-chase","tag-cannockchase","tag-clearwings","tag-welsh-clearwing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44771,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44762\/revisions\/44771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}