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Update no 49 as at the 14th of November 2022 – the season rumbles on!

by hoegrangequarry | Dec 5, 2022 | November 2022

With the warm November weather just about to change, it has been yet another interesting week on the lepidoptera scene locally with sightings of 6 butterfly species seen flying in the County, the summary of which is as follows:- Brimstone :- A late sighting of this...

Update no 48 as at the 7th of November 2022 – including possible new butterfly species for Derbyshire?

by hoegrangequarry | Dec 5, 2022 | November 2022

As predicted the weather at the beginning of November 2022 has turned very changeable, and this has been reflected in the number of butterflies that have been seen in the County so far this month with sightings of 7 species to date, namely Brimstone :- Just one...

Update no 47 as at the 31st of October 2022 – including late October 2022 sightings in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Nov 3, 2022 | October 2022

Hello Everyone, With the continuation of the very mild but blustery weather conditions prevailing for yet another week here in the UK, the days where we had sunshine certainly helped to prolong the life of some species and prevented others from entering into their...

Update no 46 as at the 22nd of October 2022 – including 12 butterfly species still on the wing in the County

by hoegrangequarry | Oct 24, 2022 | October 2022

We may well have had some wet days during the last week but the night time temperatures have not fallen too much thereby enabling our current 12 species of butterflies to survive and continue to fly for yet another week in October :- Brimstone :-Sightings of 3...

Update no 45 as at the 17th of October 2022 – including still sightings of 12 species in the County.

by hoegrangequarry | Oct 19, 2022 | October 2022

As the warm and sunny weather continues, with just the odd day of rain, and with no frost as yet, it does mean that both butterflies and humans alike have taken advantage of the balmy conditions. Despite no further sightings of  the Wall Brown this week, there were a...
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