by hoegrangequarry | Apr 24, 2024 | April 2024
Hello Everyone, Well what a week the last 7 days proved to be with a constant nagging cold North wind, some night frosts, even in Derby, a small earthquake centred on Belper and a trail of destruction after a squall line which produced a narrow band of tornadoes in a...
by hoegrangequarry | Apr 17, 2024 | April 2024
Hello Everyone, At last we had a couple of good butterfly days on the 11th & 12th of April 2024 together with another reasonable day on the 14th of April 2024 which enabled most transects to be walked in the County but sadly at least 20 sites returned a zero...
by hoegrangequarry | Apr 9, 2024 | April 2024
Hello Everyone, Well Week 1 of the butterfly transect was a challenge for the volunteers to get their walks completed with a very limited amount of sunshine available and Storm Kathleen doing her best to disrupt things, although the 2nd of April 2024 was very much the...
by hoegrangequarry | Apr 1, 2024 | March 2024
Hello Everyone, It is that time of the year again when we all look forward to the new transect season starting on Monday the 1st of April and as British Summer Time is now in operation we can even enjoy light evenings! We just need the weather to play ball and give us...
by hoegrangequarry | Mar 24, 2024 | March 2024
Hello Everyone, At last we managed to get a few days of sun and warmth which was just what we humans and our local lepidoptera were waiting for! Now that the sun has crossed the equator, hopefully we can expect more of the same but the fickle month of March is likely...
