We spent a few days in Sheffield last week for our nephew Shaun's funeral. He was a delightful young man in his 50's who died unexpectedly.
I had a free day on
Wednesday so visited Creswell Crags near Worksop for the first time. This wonderful museum and parkland is situated in a limestone gorge and was a revelation. I
did two cave tours, the first tour was in Mother Grundy's Parlour where I saw
many prehistoric tools. The cave etchings were in Robin Hood’s Cave where I
photographed 3 new moths, one of which is a regular in the cave – The Tissue
(Triphosa dubitata). The others are The Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) and Old
Lady (Mormo Maura) which is a new record for their moth list. I was grateful to
tour guide Jack Baddams for pointing these out to me. The museum building is
modern and houses a great little museum and café. There are lovely walks
outside with dozens of caves on either side of the lake, which straddles
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
It was difficult to see the outline of the various animal etchings until our guide pointed them out.
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| European Cave Spider, Meta menardi |
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| European Cave Spider |
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| European Cave Spider |
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| European Cave Spider |
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| European Cave Spider egg sac |
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| Old Lady, Mormo maura |
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| The Herald, Scoliopteryx libatrix |
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| The Tissue, Triphosa dubitata |
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| The Tissue, Triphosa dubitata |
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