Name: Death’s Head Hawk-Moth pinning workshop
Start: 2025-10-11T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-11T18:30:00+01:00
Location: 8 Hannington Street NE61JT

$Death\u2019s Head Hawk-Moth pinning workshop$

Join taxidermist Sherene Scott for the first workshops of this kind in the North East, learning how to preserve a number of specimens that you get to take home, including… the Death’s-Head Hawk Moth!

In this rare & intimate workshop, you’ll learn the basics in preparing, setting & preserving a series of enchanting insects.

You’ll start with butterflies before moving onto the hauntingly beautiful Death’s-Head Hawk Moth (Acherontia Atropos), famous for the skull-like pattern on its thorax (and Silence of The Lambs, obvs).

Even cooler, ALL curious creations you preserve get to come home with you – and last forever!

Each ticket includes:
- 1.5 hour workshop with professional taxidermist Sherene Scott (aka THE MOTHER OF MOTH)
- Your very own preserved Death’s-Head Hawk Moth to proudly display at home
Your own preserved set of enchanting butterflies to take home
- Teas, coffee & water
- A fun, encouraging safe space to meet like-minded souls!
- 18 + only
LOCATION:
Moth Studios Ltd
Floor 1
8 Hannington Street
NE61JT
Getting here:
BY CAR: Street Parking is available with no parking charges on and around the street
BY BUS: Closest bus stop to our shop is Byker Morrisons, where there’s a 5 minute walk to get to the shop – Buses to this location are very frequent from local areas and from Newcastle city centre 10 mins away
BY FOOT: A 20 minute walk from Newcastle Monument city centre (If walking in Autumn/Winter months, please take an umbrella incase it’s a rainy walking over the bridge!)
A 5 minute walk from Ouseburn Valley(Byker Farm)
BY Tyne and Wear METRO: Byker, Jesmond & Manors metro stops are the closest to the shop, but still requires a 15 minute walk to the shop